What I love about you at 14

My Belle...

What I Love about you at 14...

• You came into our world as the biggest breath of fresh air and taught us how to be parents of typical. We were so caught up in a crazy world that frightened us and we didn't understand. God allowed you to show us a paralleled universe where unique could bloom alongside the beauty of you.
• We thought you were brilliant from the start. You just did everything like the books and joined our world without skipping a beat. It was your normal and seeing it through your eyes has and always will be life-giving.
• Your smile makes me happy.
• You're so easy to be around because you are like sitting with the perfect combination of myself and the person I loved first in life, your daddy. 
• You are easily amused. 
• You are the first one to accompany me to the store or just a running errands. 
• You will find a project or craft and spend days emersed in it.
• You're so content in our world. You don't have may high highs or low lows. You're generally happy or can find your happy quickly. 
• You're not afraid to try new things.
• Failing doesn't destroy you.
• You are a bit of a chameleon in that you can adjust and integrate into your surroundings as needed.
• You aren't "full of yourself" or overly worried about your appearance. You're simply naturally beautiful and you don't even realize it. 
• You "just keep swimming" in the pool and life. You are coachable and rarely upset at instruction, intervention or redirection. 
• You fly under the radar enough to mostly do as you please. 
• Your quick wit and sarcasm are beyond your years, and often leaves me in stitches! It's even funnier when those around you don't get what you are saying. 
• You have always been extremely competent to the point I don't even realize how ahead of your peers you are at times. It's natural and easy for you to do what needs to be done without missing a beat or expectation of fanfare. Like babysitting with Grandpa and changing an explosive diaper as if you have done it a thousand times but in reality, it was your first (of Abby's). 
• I love watching you step into your areas of giftedness with such ease. You love working with little kids and they love you. It blesses my heart when I see you interacting with them. You've been a "mini-mom" to Millie since she came home and your relationship is the sweetest thing. I'm not sure I'm needed when I walk into a room to find Millie in a chair placed in the pantry for "time out". 
• To come home to find you've given Abby her meds and put her to bed; as well as fed the girls "because it was time for dinner" or directed care for a new caregiver of Abby's. I'm pretty sure you spoil me :)
• You love your people and are such a loyal friend. You don't step on someone because something better came up. You're consistent and someone to count on. 
• You are calm during the chaos and are not tossed by the wind and rain of life. You are a steady beacon. You feel deeply but it can take a lot for the emotions to come out. 
• You always find the best gals around to be your friends. I think it's a good bit of divine directing and blessing on your life, but wherever we are you always find the best kids to call friends. 
• You aren't afraid to be yourself. You're content in who God made you to be.
• You are the most grounded teen I know. 
• I have moments where I mourn the passage of time, but with you, I always look forward to the future because each stage has brought more fun! I love the glimpses of the woman God is growing you into. I always knew I'd love you, but I couldn't have imagined how much I'd like you. You are so much fun!