i am posting this late because our family has been traveling for the last month and then we got home and almost immediately started school and i did not have a moment to record my feelings about eden's eighth birthday. but i have never missed a birthday post for any of my girls, and i dont plan to start now.
eden is an incredibly young lady. she is vibrant and full up to her eyeballs of imagination and energy. she has just begun third grade and she has a huge appetite for beautiful narrative stories and poetry. she would gladly have me read aloud to her for hours each day, if my supply of allotted attention and vocal cord strength could keep up with the demand.
currently she loves harry potter, the princess and the goblin, william blake poetry and any short story about far away places and folklore. she still doesn't love reading independently though she is quite able. she tells me that her head doesnt have all the voices and accents that i read in, and so its much better to listen to me. i am content with that for now. its easy to wish she would go through certain milestones more quickly, but to what end? she is with me and i have plenty of time for her and she is learning and growing every day.
she loves being a big sister but sometimes bemoans being the eldest because its so hard to be patient and give grace to little sisters. she rides a big bike and zooms around in the two cul-de-sacs near our home, smiling and chatting with whomever will respond. she loves to ride with robert as he runs, but still can't keep up with him when he's sprinting.
eden is my girl. my first born beloved. i identify so hard with her struggles, her tendencies, her thoughts and habits. she is so much of me, and im trying to see the ways in which that is positive rather than only focus in on the way in which its not. she sees her sin, she asks God to help her hate it. she seeks forgiveness and repents in humility. i pray this only increases over the next year. love you e.
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