Our little Miss Sarah

Where's a mother supposed to start?  This sweet Sarah is all her own.  She is growing and changing all the time.  I hardly know how to keep up!

Sarah just turned 7.  she acts like she could be 17 sometimes.  I'm amazed at her decisiveness.  This girl knows what she wants and how she wants it done.

She wanted to go to school this year.  After some thought and prayer and a visit to the school, we decided to send her to first grade.  She was thrilled!

I figured if I didn't listen to her now, she would ask me about it for the rest of her life.  -and she would have too!

As time goes on it is sure fun to get to know her more.  She loves to read.  She loves to cuddle and yet it's all on her terms.

7 is the magic number in our family.  You get to go deer hunting for your first time.  Sarah has no desire to go.  this girl is not afraid of animals, camping, bathroom in the great outdoors and yet, she wants to stay home with me!

She wants to sew, to cook, decorate, tend the baby, bandage wounds, and ease misunderstandings.  She can reach her brothers in ways I often can't.  She will sidle up to them quietly and talk about their hurt and help them and sometimes, me, to see right.  she is also great at spotting someone at the park without friends and becoming one.  All these qualities taking shape have been a privilege to witness.





When the boys went to the father and sons campout, she had the idea of having a late-over with the girls left behind.

She also loves to do my hair with the options available. :)

I can't get over how beautiful she really is, inside and out.

Another thing that amazes me though, is her ability to keep up with her brothers when she wants to. She is one tough girl. 

Well, for her birthday, she declared one day that she wanted to have a "my little pony breakfast party". -good thing she comes up with good ideas. This turned out cute! She picked the menu of fruit, bacon, muffins and juice. We decorated in all things rainbow and had a good time. She has so many darling friends. How could the party not be a success?!

This girl, in all her personality and sweetness, has filled my life in amazing ways.  Her desires and heart, force me to branch out, try new things and be, or at least want to be, a better person.  I love her dearly.