Reece's Birthday

Reece turns 6 tomorrow. I kissed my little 5 year old for the last time tonight. She started to tear up and said "I"m kind of sad that this is the last time I will kiss you as a 5 year old." Not as sad as I am, honey! Anyone who has more than one child has to know...there is just something special about the first one. Unless you have twins as your first set of kids, then I guess it is just twice the specialness. Everything I experienced with Reece that first 24 hours was so dramatic, so keenly new and miraculous and beautiful, it defies words. To know the depth of the human heart for the first time. Amazing. I am so thankful to God for her and the way that she has blessed our family. For being a kind, tenderhearted, big sister, for being patient with Mark and I, for her faith in God and her faith in life and people. Thank you God, for the gift of life, for my motherhood, and the gift of my daughter. Happy Birthday Reece, I love you.