extraordinary...

now a young lady with so much warmth and humility and Godly virtues

the light that she shines upon others always warms my heart...and it does seem that light is shown down upon her as well......casting a soft glow within her for others to see and admire

her love for horses, and all the work involved in that could take a lot out of a young lady...but not this one

she is full of strength, determination, obedience and extraordinary faith

  

during this past Christmas season, she realized....we all realized her on our farm...that the bales of hay looked slim......and the cost of the hay at this time of year, and due to the high drought we had, makes it around $8 a bale....our Percheron/Thoroughbred horse eats more than our pony, but together it adds up

we let her know we had to find a way to buy more hay.......to keep our beloved horses......

she worked tirelessly making cute little snow globes using some of baby Daniel's food jars and vintage mementos we had picked up along the way......sold them at various shops

she made homemade dog treats and sold them

she put together some of her earnings to purchase vintage mugs at the thrift store and nestled cocoa mixes she made inside and sold them

she even hand stitched a few bunnies and cats for some very dear women

all proceeds benefited the purchase of hay

there are no worries now.....her Jordan and Lady never were going anywhere, but her love for them showed through all her products.....her lovely way about her

what a lovely young lady the Lord has given to us......

the decoration for her birthday celebration (which was just us in our dining room) were homemade eclairs on a large ironstone platter with a single candle......and a few of her treasured horse figurines came into the scene, by me, to create a snow globe tribute to her

 her birthday stars from when she turned one, still able to hold in my arms

she has shown me how important it is to keep nurturing a girls values within the gifts of life that you cannot see

it is a unique time in her life growing into a young lady....and though it was hard at times to be her mama and teacher to not only her but to the others as well....there is still so much more to grow within her soul

so here's to seeing the beauty of life!

xo + blessings,