In celebration- to she who steals my breath and quickens my heart.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Emily is a year older. Well, really a year and a few days older and she is done with her first semester of grad school! Over the years I’ve come to hope that a persons birthday is a day that they know, in specific ways, how they are celebrated. And I would like to do that here. Please feel free to add the things you celebrate about her too!

Things I celebrate about Emily:

1. her very existence
2. her commitment to working hard and accomplishing goals
3. her flexibility
4. her desire to live deeply and richly and her honest pursuit of that life
5. the way she tilts her head when she is thinking
6. the way she sings under her breath while she’s working
7. her love to be outdoors
8. her crazy side
9. her love for her family
10. how her voice sounds when she’s excited
11. her passion for learning
12. her success in grad school (just ask her how many 100%’s she got on exams)
13. the way she explores and is open to receive from her Creator
14. her creativity
15. her patience (especially with me)

…Ok, gotta leave some for next year, but really, feel free to add some of your own.