14 Years Ago… April 17, 2008
My daughter will be 14 tomorrow. Four-Teen.
(lets out long. deep. sigh……) My heart actually starts racing when I think about it.
When did this happen?
She’ll be in High School this Fall. She reminds me daily she’ll be driving next year.
Child, weren’t you just wearing diapers? Didn’t you just lose your first tooth?
She wants to grow up so fast. I just want her to be my little girl. Forever.
But at the same time I delight in seeing the young woman she is becoming.
Kass, you’re one more day away from that little girl with pig tails and one day closer to a young woman.
Wow! Part of me weeps, even now, at that thought…while another part rejoices for you!
Every morning I symbolically place you in Gods hands. Do you know I pray for you every day? Every day I pray for divine guidance to lead you in the way you should go, in the way that will bring most Glory to Him. I pray for your future husband. That he will adore you like your own dad adores me.
Kass, I admire you. I admire that you are so confident in who God has created you to be. Never lose that footing. Stand firm on the solid foundation He has placed you on.
I love you.
I love the way you laugh! The way your eyes smile. The way some things fly right over your head yet you laugh at it. I love to hear you play the guitar. I love to hear you sing. I love when you read scripture and write a song about it. I love to sneak in Kids Church and watch you serve others. I love our prayer time in the car at school each morning. I love how we tell each other “I love you” at least 20 times a day!
I love everything about you Kass! You have made being a mom one of the greatest joys in my entire life!
I am so pleased with the young lady you are becoming! Thank you for being you! You are perfect!
You will always be my favorite daughter 
Hi there….wandered over from Mandys blog. I know what you mean, and my oldest is not yet three. I love who they are but want to weep that they grow so fast. Being their momma is such a gift. Congrats on 14 years of being a mom and 14 years of raising her to love Jesus.
Hi Danielle! Nice to see you!
I always told my kiddos when they were 3 that i wanted to shellac them and prop them in a corner. That way they’d stay the same and I could admire them anytime I wanted… It FLIES by!!!
Yeah…Emma keeps nodding her head yes when I ask her if she’ll stay 2 for me…but she’s not being too obedient.
Fourteen…yikes… time flies.
I wish mine would stay little too…well, maybe potty trained too. That’s it, little and potty trained!
I have spent only 5 1/2 months with my 7 yr old, and the thought of her growing up brings on a whole host of emotions including excitement, joy, fear and sadness. I didn’t get those first 6 1/2years, but I have the next…who knows. I am amazed daily by the joy and love in my heart for her!
I don’t want her to grow up, but I know that she will look back at this time of her life and know that she was loved.
What a precious entry! Aw I can’t wait to have a daughter!
Tam, was it difficult for you to transition into her older years with her? I have a difficult time relating - laughing with my 13 year old.
Tam: wow. i hope i’m gonna be the mama that you are. and i hope that i will one day have a daughter like Kass… and i hope that we will have the relationship that y’all have.
love you
You really know how to make people cry don’t you????
this was so beautiful.
Very special! :o) Give her a hug tomorrow from papa and mama - we love her too! Always talk to her Tam - your doing good!
oh man…this is the best i’ve read of you…i want to have another baby now
Happy Birthday Kass! And Tam, Happy it’s been 14 years since you gave birth to her Day!
Awesomeness.
I will always cherish the moments I have with my son to make them last forever.
My son is six and it hits me every time that he is growing up. He seems stretched. He is past my waste and I am 6′5.
Man.
Aww. Now see. That is sweetness.
Hard to believe in 4 short years my 10 year old will be 14.
Sheesh.
I need to go hug him now.
TAM!!!!
Knock it off, now. You’re making me well up and that IS NOT allowed! My girl is only 8. Going on 20 before I blink my eyes and I don’t need any reminders. **SOB!**
Carrie, did you just call my wife a “Son Of A B@#$%”
B - Good to see that chivalry is not dead - just saying
Tam, You are truly blessed. Cherish every moment!!!
Stop telling me this stuff. I happen to firmly believe that my daughter will NEVER grow older than five, seven at the most!
Happy Birthday Kass!
(My baby boy is about to turn 5 and start Kindergarden soon. Ugh.)
Ahh Happy Birthday Kass and mom! How sweet are you two? She’s growing up to be a fine example of a young lady, and she has you to thank for it.
This is beautiful. What a great tribute.
How precious! What a wonderful mom you are Tam!
Tam: What a beautiful love letter to your daughter. Thanking you for sharing it with us.
I feel each words as my own. How wonderful it is to have a child to love. Us moms are so blessed…..
xoxoxo
ivy
A beautiful tribute for a beautiful daughter.
Girls are so much fun. My baby is thirteen and growing more beautiful every day…enjoy your time together. My boys are men…enjoy EVERY moment.