To Isaac, on your 11th Birthday!
Isaac, You are such a funny kid. You always say "yes!" when I say I am going to leave for any reason. You're the only kid that can get away with it. For whatever reason, you like to give me a hard time and I'm here for it. It cracks me up. You are so sweet and come out of your room to give me a hug almost every night after I go check on the little girls. I am so thankful for you. I have seen such growth in your character lately - it seems like you are just continuing to develop into a lovely young man. You think often of the people around you and it seems like you often try to think of how to bless the people around you. I have also seen you struggle and persevere instead of giving up when you face hard things. Hopefully you won't remember this when you're older, but just this week you were at the park at the top of the hill by our house and your watch fell out of your pocket. A little girl asked if it was yours and then took o...