There is a line in one of my favorite movies, It's A Wonderful Life.
The Father tells George, "You were born older." This has definitely been true of my girl, now 6, going on 30. There are so many things I LOVE about this girl. Recently though I have been thinking about the things that she does that make her so different from me. She loves mustard - I can't stand it. She loves to draw - she is clearly better than me. She loves dresses & skirts- I avoid them at all costs. I love that this is how God made her. She isn't this way because I've trained her to like these things - she loves them because she is her own person, fearfully & wonderfully made by God. Being the selfish, self-centered person that I am it is so much easier for me to like being around people that like the same things that I do but here is a person, different and yet amazing to me. She is a gift and I can not imagine living this life without her. I love seeing the world through her eyes, hearing her thoughts, sharing her joys and her sorrows. Karis, it is a privilege to be your Mother. I love sharing life with you!
The Father tells George, "You were born older." This has definitely been true of my girl, now 6, going on 30. There are so many things I LOVE about this girl. Recently though I have been thinking about the things that she does that make her so different from me. She loves mustard - I can't stand it. She loves to draw - she is clearly better than me. She loves dresses & skirts- I avoid them at all costs. I love that this is how God made her. She isn't this way because I've trained her to like these things - she loves them because she is her own person, fearfully & wonderfully made by God. Being the selfish, self-centered person that I am it is so much easier for me to like being around people that like the same things that I do but here is a person, different and yet amazing to me. She is a gift and I can not imagine living this life without her. I love seeing the world through her eyes, hearing her thoughts, sharing her joys and her sorrows. Karis, it is a privilege to be your Mother. I love sharing life with you!
3 comments:
what an endearing post, jerusha! the pic of karis is adorable. may the Lord continue to help you steward her well. happy birthday, karis!
I love the fact that Karis is her own girl, too. In fact her mother was always her own girl as well.(Besides a short phase during Junior year.) I always loved that about her.
I'll love Karis forever, like her always, as long as I'm living, my Karis she'll be.
Even though my time with has been limited, she has a special place in my heart. Such joy comes to me whenever i see pictures that you post of her.
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