Emily is 12 years old now. Oh she is smart a child. And I know every parent says their child is the smartest, most beautiful, and perfect. Emily is truly hardworking child and hard work does pay off. I truly believe that she learned about working hard at a very young age. This kid went through so much physical therapy prior and after her surgery. But through it all she always smiled and did her BEST even at a very young age.
That "work ethic" as I am going to say has carried through to her tween years. Emily does work hard in her academics and the results show as she is an A+ student.
She has dedicated 7 years in art and as a result is an amazing artist AND truly enjoys her hobby.
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| Portrait of K-Pop Star Suzy Bae from group called, "Miss A" |
We are just grateful and thankful to GOD for watching out for Emily. This kid has reached a milestone in one year where she is serving in Preschool at Newsong every Sunday. She has made some amazing friends at church. Both David and I are seeing how mature she is growing in the Word, serving with friends and loving on the kids, and enjoying going to church. It's definitely not the boring church that we grew up knowing and attending at her age. We are grateful for Pastor Mike for truly loving unconditionally on these kids AND teaching them to connect and grow with each other.
So you look at this 12 year old that God has given to us. What a blessing and such a precious gift. Thank you, Jesus, for Emily. Thank you for giving her this radiant smile as she is growing as a tween in 2014. It's a complicated world. But you have given her a great church with a GREAT Middle School gathering (which is called EVOLVE). From here you have guided her in finding a wonderful group of friends and sisters-in-Christ. I am so excited to see how you are shaping and molding her as she goes from tween to teen to a young adult, etc..etc...
Thank you for "fixing her legs" so that she can wear the cute boots and CONVERSE just like her friends. Thank you, Jesus, for "fixing her legs" so that she can dance, run the mile at school, try out for cheerleading and being a cheerleader at her school. Thank you, Jesus, for building more muscles in her legs so she can walk up and down the stairs without holding onto the rails. And thank you for helping her build self-confidence, and smile with joy and happiness. Thank you for loving on her and loving on us.
This is a video I made few years back of Emily had her Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy Surgery. I'm not a video expert but just a mom who decided to make a mini video clip on iMovie. I made so that each year Emily can watch it and be grateful for God has given to her and how far she has come!
CLICK ON THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO Please...
