Tuesday, January 8, 2013

A letter to my sisters and me from my parents...

TO OUR PRECIOUS FAMILY,

WE THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR CREATING THE MOST WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS FOR US. WE ARE STILL RIDING HIGH ON TOOOO MANY AMAZING MEMORIES TO COUNT. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY THE MOST AMAZING INDIVIDUALS AND WHEN YOU ARE ALL TOGETHER IT IS LIKE HEAVEN ON EARTH. TRULY!!! MY HEART SWELLS AND I CRY WITH HAPPINESS  JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. I'VE SAID IT BEFORE AND I WILL SAY IT AGAIN. . .' GRACE' IS UNEARNED FAVOR'. AMAZING GRACE IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE TO US.   YOU NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE AND DELIGHT US.  GOD HAS BLESSED US BEYOND MEASURE. 
BEFORE EACH OF YOU GIRLS WERE BORN, I LITERALLY ASK GOD... " GOD IF YOU ARE BLESSING US WITH ANOTHER DAUGHTER, PLEASE  MAKE HER LIKE THE OTHER IN ALL YOUR LOVING WAYS....BUT MAKE HER DIFFERENT SO SHE CAN BE ANOTHER AMAZING INDIVIDUAL."  HE ANSWERED THESE PRAYERS BY GIVING US THE MOST  ASTONISHING  FIVE DAUGHTERS WHO GAVE US  ASTONISHING SONS AND  ASTONISHING GRANDCHILDREN. THIS IS GRACE BEYOND MEASURE.
I HOPE YOU ARE EACH VERY PROUD TO BE YOURSELF. WE ARE SO VERY PROUD OF YOU. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO BE YOUR  MOM AND DAD. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LOVING WAYS TO EACH OTHER AND TO US. IT IS SAID THAT VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE. WE ARE AN AMAZINGLY SPICY FAMILY AND WE LOVE IT. DON'T EVER CHANGE...JUST CONTINUE TO GROW IN WISDOM AND LOVE THE GOD THAT ANSWERED MY PRAYERS. HE WILL LIFT YOU ABOVE ANY CIRCUMSTANCE AND GIVE YOU HIS PEACE THAT PASSES  ALL UNDERSTANDING. HE IS AMAZING AND HE TOLD US...'IN THIS WORLD YOU WILL HAVE TRIBULATIONS. BUT, BE OF GOOD CHEER, FOR I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD'. 
LOVE, MOM & DAD

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