The only career I even wanted was being a mom.
Well, ok, to be honest there was one career I thought about briefly.....
a baton twirler...seriously.
But
After numerous times of throwing it up and having it come down on my head,
I thought being a "only" a mother would be easier!
38 years ago this morning at 11:38 the Lord blessed me with a beautiful
healthy "Big" little girl, 8lb 15 oz
after 32 hours of labor and emergency c-section.
please click to enlarge to see better and remember these are old prints
upper left, 5 wks old waiting for her grandfather and grandmother to
celebrates papa's birthday.
lower left, preschool graduation, Ballston Spa, NY 1979
center, home on Saratoga Lake, about 2
upper right, with her beloved "Nannie" (her grandmother) at 11 months
lower right, the Girl Scout float, Oakland Park, FL 7 years old.
Then she brought Mike to meet us.
My first reaction was "oh no, not this one"!
I thought he was way too good looking, would break her heart.
I am so grateful that I was TOTALLY WRONG.
This is one of my favorites of the Danks family!
Yes, it is taken almost 3 years ago.
The baby, Dylan, will be three the end of the month!
The Lord blessed me abundantly that day in January 1974
and a child is always your child no matter how old they are.
I love you Heather Lee Danks.
Thank you for the joy of being your mother.
6 comments:
It is so nice to have a daughter! I have 2 sons and one daughter. I am so glad I can experience both. Daughters are so great , especially when they have children of their own. You know they are experiencing what you have experienced and it makes for an interesting bonding~
Hi Kim, You have the opposite of me, I have two daughters and a son. The interesting aspect is seeing yourself in your daughters. The big thing my girls say to me and probably all the time to each other, "oh I sound just like mom"!. Actually, too funny, but tomorrow is my daughter's middle son's birthday! So I am doing another post on Kevin. Then Dylan at the end of the month. Our family really likes January. Have a wonderful day!
PS--I am 2 hours from Charleston and my cold is doing a lot better--I will probably have some congestion for another week however.
Two daughters? ooooo--nice! Sons are nice too, don't want to discriminate!
What a beautiful family, and a beautiful daughter! Is she your only child? I always only wanted to be a mom, too. Nothing else. Even from the time I was a kid. Our son is 41.
What a sweet tribute to your daughter... I loved it... The pictures are wonderful... Love your words also. So much LOVE!!!
Happy Birthday to Heather.
Hugs,
Betsy
I'll be honest with you, I don't remember if we ever met or not, but Heather and I went to Lloyd Estates. We met in I believe 2nd grade, if not 3rd, in Mr. Utry's class. We were his "teacher's pets"!! I finally found her on Facebook through our friend Sheila. Heather was always the nicest person, and somewhere I have a few pictures of the 3 of us together. I am SO glad to have found her again, and that she is happy, and has such a beautiful family!!
Take care, and what a great post!!! Happy belated birthday to Heather!!
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