Magical Day

She cried as I tucked her into bed tonight. She cried because her special day was over and it had gone by too quickly and she didn't get to spend the day with me and her list went on and on. At first listen, she might have sounded spoiled but she was crying because today was a magical day for her, the day that she turned 10 and she wanted it to last forever.

She wasn't excited about the presents or the cards or the money (not that she didn't like them mind you). She was excited about taking cupcakes to the kids at camp for the last day of camp and playing water games and having dinner with good friends and snuggling and watching a movie tonight. Her face glowed all day and her smile made me smile.

She is somewhere between a little girl and young lady right now. One moment she is fixing her hair and fussing over her clothes and the next she is rolling down a hill and getting covered in grass. How I wish that I could freeze this time and enjoy my little girl for a just a little bit longer. Just yesterday she was learning to toddle. I can still see here opening presents at her first birthday party and now....now she has boys calling the house for her.

I love her so much that sometimes I think my heart will burst. I love that infectious smile and that giggle that makes everyone else around her laugh too. I love her heart. She forgives easily, doesn't hold grudges (unlike her mom) and makes friends everywhere she goes. I love that nothing stops her from singing and worshipping and loving God. She doesn't care if you think she is cool she knows she is cool.

I watch her sleep tonight after the tears have finished and I pray that coming year will go slowly that we will savor every moment of her being 10. I pray that God blesses her and keeps her.

Happy 10th Birthday Monkme! Mommy and Daddy love you so much.

Abby, Carmella, and Emma at Blue Mtn. Christian Retreat 2010