My Little Girl

My Little Girl is not so little anymore
She has become a young lady and more.
She's sweet and she's special,
Full of blessings galore!

She is my first, and therefore the eldest,
the first to make me want to be my best.
Tomorrow is her birthday, and I wanted to say,
She made the day special, in a wonderful way.

Happy Birthday Mercedes, my beautiful daughter,
I thank the Lord that He brought her!

Okay, well maybe that's not my best work, but it's full of meaning for my little girl. She's not so little anymore, as you can see from the picture below (the last one- she's the one with entirely too much leg showing- but we were at the beach, so I guess it's acceptable.) She was born at 3:40 in the morning on December 11th. So tomorrow, she will be 15 years old! I love you sweetie, and I'm so proud of the little lady you've become! It's no longer just you and I against the world, but you will always have the distinction of being the first to make me want to be so much more than I am. With God's help, you have grown into such a wonderful lady, and I'm proud to call you daughter and friend. I pray your birthday is a great day and full of blessings!!!

Mercedes at 3 months old
Mercedes at 3 years old.
Mercedes and Me. She is 7 in this picture, and it was Mother- Daughter night at the elementary school.
A few weeks ago at the coast with all four of my beautiful children.

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