Happy Birthday dear daughter. N I N E T E E N. What?!
Girl, I love you. I’m grateful for you. I’m honored to be your Momma. I am proud of your resilience, your intuitiveness, your conviction. Your laugh is light. Your heart is deep. And you make my life worth living.
This Day in 2018:
Sweet 16
It’s so interesting that many of the big things in my life are happening in the midst of this other huge thing.
Today, my first baby turned 16. What!? She is incredible and I’m so grateful she made me a momma. Resilient. Strong-willed. Full of conviction. Loyal. Forgiving. Confident. Funny. Authentic.
We haven’t always had the best relationship and while we love each other fiercely, we have also been more like oil and water. Until cancer. If the only reason cancer happened was to completely transform our relationship and cause important changes to be made in both of our hearts, then it was worth it. Our fierce love for each other is immensely deeper. And beautiful. And I am beyond grateful for her presence in my life.
Happy Sweet Sixteen, daughter. I cherish you.
This Day in 2019:
Mixed Feelings & A Happy Birthday
Started my day at an appointment with my surgeon. He thinks we have more work to do. At the present time, another surgery is scheduled for August 30. I have mixed feelings…a part of me agrees, another part of me is grateful for a surgeon who cares about me and our results, and another part of me is uncertain that this is something I actually want to do.
A lot more happened today, but I’m too tired to string words together to make any sense of it. Sleep, please come easy tonight.
And. . . . .
Happy Birthday to my oldest baby. 17. Wow. I am amazed by you, I love your humor, your resilience, your acceptance of others, your fight for justice, your sass, your bold opinions, your deep convictions and your crazy loudness. I love that you are a ‘why’ girl and that you are determined to learn things your own way while being open to hearing how others have learned before you.
Cancer has completely changed the way we love each other and I will forever be grateful for that.
I love you, Haleigh. I’m so blessed to be your momma. Thank you for loving me fiercely through all that we’ve been through. You are treasured.
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