Beautiful Brooke

she's beautiful.  breath-taking, actually. 

and she take's mine away.  everyday.  her friends are blessed because they have her in their lives.  she's a lover.  and a leader.  the life of the party. 

if she were left on a desert island alone, she would talk to the rocks.  friendly and free-spirited.  she's like a caged bird.  seven, going on 17, just waiting for her chance to fly.  

driven, determined, independent, and intelligent.  grounded in her faith and bold enough to share it.  she meets people and says to them, "do you know Jesus?  I can't be your friend if you don't know Jesus."  maybe i'm raising the next female billy graham.  

she's strong-willed and stubborn.  would rather serve, than be served.  i say to her at least once a week, "brooke, you will be a wonderful mother one day.  but not today."   that's why we battle so much. 

she wants my job.