Wow! I can't believe that I have a 10 year old. Just a few minutes ago marked the actual time that my oldest daughter was born ten years ago today. It doesn't seem like I should be old enough myself to have a child this old. We are the parents who wanted to get started "early" so that we would still be "young" when our children were grown. Consequently, our oldest daughter has seen her parents evolve in their parenting skills from the young, clueless first time parents to parents who don't know everything but have read enough books (with The Bible being the first and foremost guide in our aresenal) to have some of the right answers.
Parents all around the world will agree that Taylor and I are about to enter those very precarious years when our daughter is tinkering between being a little girl and becoming a young lady. What a task this is to try to raise up a godly young ladly in today's culture. Sidney Claire has brought us so much joy in her unique personality. We often describe her as being an adult trapped in a little girl's body. She is smart beyond her years, witty and ever so caring. She picks up on little things like facial expressions and body language to guage how a person is feeling. Not many children her age even care how the checkout girl at Walmart is feeling, and yet she is constantly aware of these sublties of life. Through her ten year life, she has taught us patience, love without conditions, and to accept people for who they are. God has used Sidney Claire to help me in my career as a school counselor time and time again. I can't even count the times that I have used her as a frame of reference in a parent conference as I try to connect with parents who are struggling.
As the verse on our onesie states "Every good and perfect gift is from above". This is so true. Our children really aren't ours at all, but are gifts from God on loan. It is our hope and desire that God will be pleased with our efforts as parents. Taylor and I feel so blessed to be able to call Sidney Claire our daughter. Happy Birthday SC!
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