Grace's Birthday - Advent of A Teenager

Yesterday was Grace's birthday, her 13th birthday. Yes, I am the mother of a teenager! I keep waiting for the bomb to drop, but so far we are safe. Maybe I will blog again after the hormones create havoc on our family life! It is kind of surreal. Grace is quiet girl who enjoys reading, writing plays and stories, playing the piano, dressing up and role playing with her friends and brothers.

God was so kind! The day before, we were making preparations for an outdoor water party and it was cold. The day after, today, it is cold. But for Grace’s birthday it was so warm and pleasant. God provided superb weather!

We celebrated by having a party in our backyard. She invited all girls--one from church, one from our neighborhood and seven from our home school co-op. So there were 12 including her three brothers enjoying two slip n slides, water balloons, octopus tag, blob tag and a piñata, not to mention cake, ice cream and presents. A good time was had by all. When asked to compare her last birthday (which she spent an entire day at her request with just her mom and dad—playing racquetball, basketball, eating out and going to a movie) with this one, she said she liked this one better!

After her party was over we attended another party for a couple folks from our church graduating from the seminary. While there, our pastor suggested we sing Happy Birthday to Grace. I wish I had a picture of her face during that song. She was smiling so wide and couldn’t have looked happier. She enjoyed the fuss and didn’t look embarrassed by it at all.

I am glad to have Grace, the teenager, in our family. And I am proud to be Grace’s Mom! I always thought Jesus would come back before Grace became teenager. Now, Lord, you have two years before Ferris turns the big 1 - 3 !