A Monumental Day

The only other day that I can compare the joy that I feel right now was the day my Grandson Rocky was born. This is a day to remember! My daughter celebrated her 22nd birthday and was engaged on the same day. What a privilege to witness such a happy event, I saw my daughters eyes well up with tears of joy as her boyfriend professed his love for her and asked her to spend the rest of her life with him. Chills! Surrounded by family made it all the more special. To see my baby girl so happy made my heart completely full.

Now is when we see the fruits of our labor, all of the love, commitment, diligence, discipline, and the example that we have tried to display to our children has come back to bless us. I have always said that we were blessed with a beautiful, intelligent, loving daughter in law, and now we will have a wonderful new son to add to our growing family. It's amazing all the love and care that you pour into your children and to one day see it come full circle is just amazing. It's so hard to put into words what I feel right now because I am so overwhelmed with how God has blessed us. Again I stand in awe!

Melissa was born August 1, 1988, our first baby girl. So much of my hopes and dreams were tied to this baby girl, because I knew one day she would be an incredible woman. Her heart was so sweet and full of love that she gave it freely to her father & I, and her brothers. She has such a big heart that when her lil' sister was born five years later she loved her like a little mommy. She is creative, sensitive, passionate, and driven. I would like to think that I am the heart and soul of the family, but I know now that it is my daughters. To see them work on making each and every event special for one another tells me that long after I am gone, it's them that will continue the traditions. I have been blessed so far with three beautiful daughters, three incredible sons, soon four, and I know that as the family grows that there is always room for more. I know I say that now is the best time of my life, because now I see the best part of me, my children, growing up and making wise, sound decisions for their life with the knowledge and promise of hope for tomorrow. I believe that with God we can do all things, and it has always been His grace that carries us through.

<3 Lizzi