whoa sweet child of mine

Evaleigh Joy,

You are perfect.  Just simply perfect.  Yesterday at dinner your daddy looked at you and said, "Did you get cuter during your nap?"  And that's just how it is.  Every new moment you are cuter and cuter.  You are constantly doing new things.  Just two days ago you started a very high pitched squeal.  Last night you had to try it out VERY loudly at Target.  You must have your mommy's singing lungs because you are SO loud.  You say 'dada' ALL the time.  Is that the only word you know?

You will be crawling in no time.  You are trying so very hard to push yourself up and it is precious.  You have 4 teeth now.  I must say that out of all of the months 6 to 7 seemed to be the longest, in a good way.  I felt like time slowed down for a bit there and I am so thankful.

You have started reaching out for strangers to hold you and it makes my heart sink each time.  Oh, if I could just protect you always I would.  I can't describe how it makes me feel, you are such a curious one.

You are the absolute joy of our lives.

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I needed this today.

Today I found something that touched my soul.

First let me say:

I am a daughter of God.  

He loves me so much.

I am beautiful.

I am talented.

I am full of worth.

I am full of potential.

I am full of purpose.

These truths were not always something that I could easily say.  I have always known that I was a daughter of God but I wasn't always so sure of His love for me.  So often I have thought to myself, "There are so many people in the world.  How can He care about me?  I'm just a number, just another face in the crowd.  I am just one little person.  I don't matter."  

I can't believe how terribly wrong I was.

I was created to feel joy.

I was created to live a happy and full life.

I was made to be a daughter, a sister, a friend, a wife and someday a mother.

I am here to learn and grow.

I am here to share my knowledge that I know that we are all children of God.

I cannot wait until the day that I will look in to His face and cry tears of gratitude for the love and blessings that I have received from Him.

I had never heard this song until today but it has reminded me of what is most important.