sweet child of mine...

Illustration by Mary Blair

Emmeli is such a sweet, nature-lovin' soul, so happy, so silly, & she loves holidays! No mater what holiday- Preesident's Day, Columbus Day... whatever, she's ready to celebrate. I really don't think she knows about obscure holidays like Sibling's Day and Talk Like Shakespeare Day; it's probably a good thing. Anyway, today is the pinnacle of holidays, the loveliest, happiest day of the year, because it's Emmeli's birthday! Lately, in home church, we've been praying for everyone's special requests. We pray for world events & family & troubles, etc..., but we also pray for dreams and goals, because (1) we want the Lord to be included and (2) He wants to be included. The kids thought it was really awkward at first, to pray for seemingly frivolous requests, but they came around. It's been neat for us, as parents, to pray with them for what's on their hearts. So, everybody here already knows that Emmeli likes baking. When I used to work at Whole Foods Bakery, she used to say that she wanted to work there, too, someday. But I had no idea until we started hearing these prayer requests that Em really does want to open her bakery someday. So we're having a baking party. Hannah & Snow helped me decorate & set up the kitchen like a little bake shop. It looks really sweet. One of the tables was left empty with just a sign that says, "Baking Station". That was what Em commented on first when she came in this morning. It wasn't the flowers, the decorations, or the treats; she just saw that empty table & said, "Baking station...awesome." K. Gotta go. We have lots of baking to do, right after I go get eggs, (kind of important). *Click on the image to visit the Magic of Mary Blair, a site created by the nieces of Mary Blair.