Birthday Girl

On Saturday my little Sophia will turn two.  It hardly seems possible, yet when I look at her I see a baby no more.  A child is emerging- full of curiosity, determination, humor and tenderness, and lately we’ve been enjoying just the right amount of spunk and sass mixed in! 

As we’ve traveled twice around the sun together, I have eased deeper into motherhood, and my confidence has grown tremendously. Cheered on by Sophia’s abundant smiles and overall gentleness, I find myself often thinking “I must be doing something right!”

And surely I have been doing something right, to have drawn so many blessings into my life.

So, I will start her birthday with a gratitude—

I am grateful for my family,

and the knowledge that each new day brings more time to love and be loved.

I am grateful for those who have come before me, as I travel along this meandering path.

I thank you for choosing me for this journey.

And then we will celebrate sweet Sophia’s first two years, and welcome the little girl she is yet to become!