Grow

Dear Zoey + Emma,
Sorry it’s been so quiet in here. My days have been anything but quiet!

The past 2 months have been one of the toughest, most challenging yet – physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually.
But when I look back, I now see that it has also been a time of growth.
Even in my lowest of days, I’ve been growing in many ways.

I’m growing up. I past my G Test and finally got my full driver’s license!
My business is growing strong. I booked my 5th wedding for 2014!
I’m growing BIG. That’s right, our family is growing!

As of this November, we will be a party of 5! Oh yes, it’s going to be one BIG party!

Daddy and I couldn’t be happier or more grateful for the life that God has blessed us with. Every day we are thankful. We are thankful for every day. But most of all, we are thankful that we have each other and get to grow together as a family.

For the past couple months, I haven’t been myself. I was sick, miserable, negative and worst of all, hopeless. Walls were built and it put a strain on my relationship with God and with your dad.

With a clear mind I now know that where there is growth, there is also pain. Why else would they call it growing pains. In my rotting state, I failed to see that new life was forming within me and around me. I could only see the bad fruit in my life when it was visible that God’s plan for me was coming to fruition.

Zoey, Emma, life will stretch you thin. There will be days when you feel like you can’t see the light. Truth is, you are being stretched – in a good way. It will be tough and it will be painful. But remember, with God and the loving support of your biggest fans, you will grow and come out even tougher than the toughest of days and shine brighter than the darkest of nights.
Keep going and keep growing,
J