Happy 13th Afsana!!!

 Dearest Afsana,

Happiest 13th birthday! I can’t believe 13 years ago you made me a mom. You are growing and becoming such a lovely young lady. You are intelligent, beautiful, hard-working, thoughtful, a good daughter and a good sister and a good friend. I have been so impressed by so many things in the last year. The way you have had Nanny jobs and have gotten great reviews from the people you worked with. I’ve also been impressed how easy school comes to you, but how hard you work at it to do your best. I loved that you tried wrestling this year as a new sport, even though you were just one a few girls on the team, you played hard, you learned the sport, and you even enjoyed it. I also love how you are so thoughtful of the people around you and the people that bless you, such as how you blessed your Seek teacher, Mrs. Freeman with that going away party. You planned out the details so well. You make people feel so appreciated. I know you do that for me, especially when you thoughtfully make me chai. Even your art of chai making it so perfected that I am intimidated to make chai because I know I can’t do it as well as you do lol.  I love your creativity, I love how you are so unique with your fashion, I love that you figure things out, and you are so confident in who God has made you. You encourage me to be confident in who I am, by the way you journey through life and, see God‘s blessings and beauty around you. You have such a good head on your shoulders, I love how generous and kind and loving you are to yourself and to those around you. I pray that you will feel God’s love deeply this year and that God will grow you in wisdom and discernment. These are my prayers, especially as you begin your teen years. There is gonna be so many decisions, risks that you might want to take, and adventures. I pray that you enjoy these adventurous fun years of your life. These are the years that your brain is blossoming, and then pruning to become who you want to become in your adult life. Enjoy every experience, go on every journey, see the beauty, and make sure you take your community and your friends and family with you! 

Happy happy birthday meri pyari beti ♥️

Loads and loads of Pyar,

Mummy

Happy 6th birthday Benaiah!

 Dearest Benaiah,

I can’t believe you are 6!  You are our joy, you bring the fun, you are as sweet as all the sugar you eat 😂  you are thoughtful and kind and make the best jalapeño toast.  You love playing with your sisters and you and Isha are constantly in imagination land playing school or restaurant.  You tell us the best jokes and make us laugh so much.  This year you had fun rearranging and making your room your own.  You learned to lead.  You broke 2 bones in your left arm and were so brave.  You live Nala and call her your baby girl.  You love love love playing with Dov.  

I pray you will feel God’s love for you and be in wonder of all God does for you.

Loads of love,

Mummy

Happy 8th Isha!

 My Dearest Isha,

Happy 8th Birthday Isha!  What a year!  You rocked basketball again, you are all smiles on the court and play hard and well.  You come up with the most fun games especially with Benaiah, he looks forward to playing with you daily.  You are creative in drawing, crafts, dancing, and playing the piano.  You loved Guatemela and it was fun for me to see you enjoy all the things there like to cute purse you bought and hair wrap you got done.

We love you so very much and I pray this year is filled with peace, healing, joy, laughter and blessings.

Love you to the Chanda mama and back,

Mummy

Happy 10th Kiru!

 Dearest Kiran,

Happy 10th birthday!!!  Double digits!  You are a complete joy and I’m always in awe of your kindness, hard work, and creativity.  This year you started making a delicious pasta dinner regularly, started piano lessons and self taught yourself for last few years, got all As, had your room painted a beautiful beach green, cold plunged, went to antelope canyon, beat me in rubixcube more times then I can remember, got rid of most of your stuffies, and took care of a bamboo in your room!  You still are a night owl and love cuddling, jalebi, dal, and sloths.    I love you more, more than last year, more than all your accomplishments and things you do, more than you know to the Chanda mama and back.  My continued prayer for you is to know the love of Jesus.  

All my pyar, 

Mummy