Happy Birthday, Hannah!

Hannah on the train to Kiev, doing her favorite thing--drawing. She is one creative girl.
Hannah with the sign Sarah Beth made for her. Hannah loves her sister very much.
Hannah's gift from Sarah Beth--a doll bed from IKEA. Sarah Beth made the one-hour trek there, bought it, and carried it back just to see the look on Hannah's face. I think it was worth it.

Apples, oranges, my banana. Stand up and yell if you love Hannah. Yea! (This is the silly little song Hannah and her Daddy have sung since she was a baby. Even though she's nearly taller than we are now, they still sing it together, complete with Marc holding her arms up and shaking her hands around on the Yea!)

I don't have much time this morning--I'm teaching an AP class on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Hinkson Christian Academy, and it takes an hour to get there, so we have to head out pretty early. However, I couldn't let today go buy without mentioning that it is the birthday of my precious Hannah Jane. There is a birthday party tomorrow night involving several little girls, Hannah Montana, and lots of food and giggling. There are pumpkin muffins for breakfast and some presents to open this morning. She's pretty excited about her birthday.

I wanted to take just a minute and tell you some great things about Hannah. She is a loyal friend--she prays every night for her friends who serve on the mission field with their families. She has also had the same best friend since she was four, and she and Kelly love each other very, very much. She is very close to my parents and my aunt and uncle and her aunts. She loves animals, especially cats. She has developed a love for the Andy Griffith Show since she lived here. She loves God, and she's been a faithful Christian for a couple of years now. She's tall and beautiful inside and out.

Hannah has had a hard time adjusting to life on the field. We are praying especially for friendships right now. There are families "in the pipeline" for the Russia field, and we're praying that they have somebody just right for Hannah. She has been blessed to have friends here who she loves very much, but some of them are moving away at the end of the school year. That will be another hard time of adjustment for her. Would you pray today for my precious girl? We are so proud of the kind of person she is turning out to be. Wherever you are in the world, I pray that someone you love is turning out really well, too, and that you do not have to put your powdered sugar in a food processor before you try to make icing. Blessings to you and yours!

His,
Kellye