I can’t believe it has been one year Alexis has graced us
with her beautiful presence! I find myself holding her ever so tightly not
wanting this baby phase to end. To say that she was a good baby is an
understatement! Each day I have been blessed to have her smile light up my day.
Jared’s dad said she lights up like a 100-watt bulb whenever she sees me! And
so she does. I look at her and she smiles…Ohhh, and I don’t want it to end. We
are celebrating her today and the rest of this week, culminating with a
birthday party on Sunday. I am so excited for her party and thrilled we
actually have friends to celebrate with since we have only been in Miami 7
months. Even with that I see God’s blessings as we slowly build our new
community.
There have been times I have felt so alone on this journey.
Especially since I don’t have my mother to share these special moments with because
of her mental illness. I remember sitting at a traffic light in Tallahassee a
few days before Alexis was due and tears filled my eyes as I longed to have my
mother…a mother… to share this journey with me…Its times like that I felt
alone.
