Its the eve of your birthday, Ariana, and I can't help but marvel at this passing year. It has been the most challenging, surprising, joyful, funny, warm and loving year of my life! This time last year I was counting my contractions and trying to get some rest while your father slept so soundly despite the fact that our lives were about to radically change forever.
Ariana, in the past year you have taught me more about myself and about what it means to love. Thank you for blessing my life with your joyful spirit. Watching you grow into a young lady is such a privileged and a blessing. I pray you find an amazing spouse one day to share this blessed journey with and then you will truly know how deep my love and awe of you truly is. I love you my stinker-pie.
~Momma
