We didn't experience holding her for the first time as a grandparent when she was just hours old, but seeing her walk off that plane three years ago was more than enough for us.
We did not get to see her blow out that special number one candle and put her little hands into that first birthday cake and smear it all over her face as most of you did, but seeing her celebrate her second birthday with her friend Elmo was just as sweet.
We don't dwell on the things that we didn't experience with Tizita, we just relish each and every moment and memory that we make together. After all that is what is weaving us into a family.
We feel as if Tizita has been with us forever, if not in person, then in our hearts and our heads. God hand picked this little lady for our family and we will be forever thankful for this blessing from Him.
Today, we celebrate this Blessing and Thank God for His Grace and His Plan. We thank God for choosing Tizita and placing her into our lives. We thank God for her health, her humor, her sarcasm, her beauty, her brains, and her charm.
So, Happy Fifth Birthday, Tizita Desta! We love you more than you will ever know!
Five years old!
Four years old with the now ever famous Candyland Cakes!
Three years old, celebrating at St. John's Preschool with Grandma and all her friends.
Two years old! Her first little birthday cake and celebrating with Elmo.We ask each of you to say a prayer of thanks for our gift of Tizita today, ask God to protect her and continue to bless her in the years to come, and if you wouldn't mind, could you also say a prayer for protection for her little brother Natnael who will join our family soon. We know God has chosen him especially for our family, too and we cannot wait to have him join us and start making memories with him, too.
2 comments:
Thank you for writing this. I get too weepy to do things like this.
Well said, mom. I'll share it with Tiz after school today.
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