My Four Loves of Clara

As I have mentioned in my previous two posts, Clara had a birthday!  And as tradition, here is a list of four things that I love about my favorite 4-year-old (accompanied by David's recent photos of her.  She was so cute when we showed her the photos. She'd turn her head and "oooo!" at them happily. She was very pleased with how she looked.  :))

1. You are so quick to forgive.  Seriously, you do not hold grudges one bit.  If I get upset with you and you run to your room sad, I come in right away and apologize.  You immediately forgive me, we hug and connect again with a song or a story.  You do not get angry or throw anything or hurt me or anyone else.  We mend the hurt and move forward again.  The same goes for if someone else hurts you.  And if YOU are the one to upset somebody, you very quickly apologize and try to make it better.

2. You have such a joyful spirit.  You make everything more fun!  You are so happy and full of smiles and laughter and silliness. You enjoy the simple things and are so quick to show gratitude, thanking me for time we spend together or for something as small as opening a string cheese for you.  You happily go with the flow and make a good time out of whatever it is you/we are doing.

3.  You have such a sweet and tender testimony.  You love saying prayers, and are doing better at thinking of a few things to be thankful for and to ask for blessings, instead of always rushing through the motion.  You love to look at pictures of Jesus and talk about Jesus and you know that He and Heavenly Father love you.  You LOVE singing the Primary songs and learning the stories from the scriptures.  You love to tell me about the things you remember learning.  Just the other day you excitedly told me, "When you get baptized you get the gift of the Holy Ghost!"  and "Jesus Christ was baptized in the River Jordan."  :)  You are a wonderful example of the love and light of Christ.

4. You have such a giving heart. One of the often-said phrases I hear from you is "I have so much love in me!"  This is very true!  You always want to be giving your brothers hugs (even if your hugs for Ezra turn into tackles or strangling, and your hugs for Eli may go unreciprocated).  You share your sweet love with everyone around you.  You enjoy being a good helper, asking me "What else can I do for you?"  You have no trouble sharing what you have with others. You are my best sidekick with Ezra, always running to his aid and singing to him when he is sad or hurt.

We are beyond thankful to be blessed to have you as our daughter, Clara.  You are a girl who SHINES!