GROWING UP SO FAST

Kalyn lost another tooth. That makes 3 in the last two months. It seems like everyday she gets a little taller, says things that make her seem so grown. It breaks my heart. She has made me cry so much lately just by looking at her and making me realize that I no longer have a "baby". Oh, don't get me wrong, I know it is God's plan for her to grow and mature, and I wouldn't have it any other way. But sometimes it makes me sad to see those times left behind. I just want to hold on a little longer. I have read somewhere before that a child's personality, beliefs and morals are set by the time they reach 8 years old. That makes me realize that I don't have much time to make a lasting impression on my child. I pray that God has given Steven and me the wisdom and compassion to raise her in a way that He is pleased. My wish is that she will become a great leader, a mighty woman of Christ. She will be obedient and steadfast. She will run with perserverance the path that is laid before her, never wavering or faltering, but with character and confidence. We have known from her very beginning that she was chosen to do great and mighty acts. Even when she was still in my belly, she would move constantly when we were at church. She could not be still. That is how I still see her, somehow ,someway, making her appearance known to everyone around her. That's our girl! We are proud that God has let us just be bystanders, able to watch as her life unfolds.