Thursday, October 29, 2009

Miserable Joy

Raise your hand if it's "miserable joy" to watch your children grow up. Monday is Jessica's birthday. I decided to post today because of the crazy weekend ahead, and the fact that she will be gone to a conference on Monday. (She reads my blog, so hopefully she will see this before she goes).

So, how do they go so fast from this?:


6 months old
1 year old
3 years old
to this? She is as beautiful on the inside as on the outside. She will be 17, and she's a country girl at heart, too!! Happy Birthday, Jess. So glad you came to our home. We have been blessed beyond measure because of the light and goodness that you have shared with us. Stay just the way you are.

Be Nice to People,
Julie

11 comments:

Val said...

Happy Happy Birthday Jess! She is just beautiful. I wanted to say thank you for blessing my Granny. Did you make that card?? It is beautiful. Granny loved it. everyone has made her 96th birthday so special. Thank you for being a part of that blessing to my little Granny.

Something Nice and Pretty said...

I don't know how they grow up so fast but they do, she is beautiful Julie:)

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday to your BEAUTIFUL daughter :o) It does go fast, doesn't it?

Cat Nap Inn Primitives said...

she is absolutely gorgeous..Happy birthday..:)

Wendy/TheCozyYellowHouse said...

Happy Birthday to you Jess!! What a beautiful young lady you are!! Have a wonderful birthday weekend!! :0)

Colleen/And Baby Makes Five said...

What a lovely young lady you have there, Julie. Happy 17th Birthday, Jess! It's a wondrous age full of possibilities and choices...

And, as always, you've captured the feeling completely. We want to hang on and stop time and we also want to let go and see what unfolds. As a mother, my heart is bursting and breaking all at the same time most days. I'm glad to be in such good company.

I hope all's well in your part of the world, my friend....

Sheila said...

Your daughter is beautiful Julie! Hope she has a wonderful day. We are truly blessed as parents aren't we?
Fabric is in the mail. Can't wait to see what you come up with.
Sheila

Nanette Merrill said...

Gosh she's adorable. The kind of adorable that takes your breath away. What a lovely girl.

Elise said...

Happy birthday to your "beauty full" Jess.

Wow, your post made me think of my own three year old little girl and one year old baby boy. To know that the time will fly by makes you take stock and make every minute count.

Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise) said...

They just do and in a blink of an eye too! Happy birthday Jess, she is just a beautiful girl.

I just wanted to give ya'll a big old Ozarks shout. Have a wonderfully blessed day!!!

Jessica said...

Thanks mom!! Love you!!! xoxoxo