Happy Birthday Emersen Kate

Emersen,

Happy Birthday baby girl!! One year ago today I got to meet you for the first time. The entire day was one huge blessing for me from beginning to end.

One year later you're still melting my heart each time you look at me. You're much bigger now and trying to walk all over the place. You love books, dolls, balls or whatever your brother is playing with. So far I think you enjoy this world the most by getting lots of hugs and kisses or having dessert for dinner.
Enjoy your day!
I love you,
Mommy

Dear Lord,
Thank you for using me to bring this sweet, sweet thing into the world. Thank you for the blessing of this child. Of all the people in the world I get to be her mommy. Thank you for trusting me with this responsibility. Help me to get better at it everyday. As she continues to grow please protect her from any harm or illness. I pray she would never lose her sweet disposition. Help her to be kind, tenderhearted, humble and quick to forgive. Clothe her Lord with strength and honor. I pray someday she would come to have a clear understanding of who you created her to be. Thank you for the plan you have for her life. I pray she would always feel loved and accepted and find her idenity in you. Bless her with close godly friends and role models. I pray someday you would provide the perfect husband for her and she would have the discernment to know he was hand picked from you. Thank you for this stage of her life she is in constantly learning new things and delighting in them. I pray she would always have a hunger in her for learning and growing and changing the world for the better. May she have her daddy's enthusiasm and her mommy's compassion. I pray your joy would remain in her and it would be full. I pray she would learn to trust you with all her heart and lean not on her own understanding. I pray above all else she would have a relationship with you that is more important to her than anything and all her own. Thank you for your deep love for her. Thank you again for letting me love her.
Doing the best I can by your grace,
Tara