7.1.14 Millie's Birthday

We celebrated with a cake and repeatedly singing her happy birthday all day. She wasn't quite sure what was going on and wondered why we made her stare at a perfectly good cake waiting to be devoured.

We are sure grateful to have her in our home. She is a card who is very smart watching and copying in her immature way all that she see's her siblings do. She is a special favorite to Harold and a snugly insistent baby to her mamma.

Aliza confirmed that she did in fact blow out the candle not that any of the cross winds offered by the other kids helped. We are glad that she is healthy and full of promise. It's good to be a mom.

Listening to president Hinckley talks today the quote and imbedded poem spoke to my heart

" You have walked hand in hand with God in the great process of bringing children into the world that they might experience this estate along the road of immortality and eternal life. It has not been easy rearing a family. Most of you have had to sacrifice and skimp and labor night and day. As I think of you and your circumstances, I think of the words of Anne Campbell, who wrote as she looked upon her children:

       You are the trip I did not take;

       You are the pearls I cannot buy;

       You are my blue Italian lake;

       You are my piece of foreign sky.

 

You sisters are the real builders of the nation wherever you live, for you have created homes of strength and peace and security. These become the very sinew of any nation." Women of the Church