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Another milestone - Emma's Confirmation



Always thought this was a true reflection of Emma's spiri
The household is once again in project completion mode as we prepare for the celebration of Emma's confirmation on Sunday, October 28th.  As we gear up for the day, I have found myself smiling, laughing and crying all at the same time.  Sure, it could be hormonal, but really it's a reflection of Emma's life and how many lives she has touched herself.  I also find myself realizing how much I am missing the people who won't be here with us as she confirms the promises made at her baptism.  From her godmother Emily who is busy being a mother to 3 and an active air force wife, to Emma's Great-Grandmothers.  I know how proud each of them would be at the young woman Emma has become and how she lives her life day to day and how her faith life is truly a part of her being.  I wish so much they could be here in person.

Emma's Baptism - Sept. 24, 1995
One of the projects the kids do as part of their confirmation project is to make a cross that symbolizes them and their lives as Christians.  Emma and I talked about this for many weeks before coming up with the idea to make a collage of all the blessings she has in her life.  I then found a website that allows you to create your own poster!  So we started going through pictures that she wanted and started the process to upload and then start placing them to create a cross.  It's exactly Emma, although now that we have it in print we realize we could have made so many of the pictures smaller and added so many more! 

This thought led me to one of our gifts to Emma for confirmation.  I have been spending nearly every night for the past week creating a photo montage on onetruemedia.  Finally tonight it is complete.  Now to burn it to a CD and ask Uncle Mark to reformat it into a file we can play on the DVD player on Sunday.  Going through these pictures brought back so many memories and once again many more tears.  But tears of joy, tears of love and tears of growth as Emma and I made our way as a mother and daughter team for so many years and then to have our family expand when Bob entered our lives followed by arrival of 2 beautiful little sisters to add to the mix.  It hasn't always been easy, but we always had faith that tomorrow will come and the burdens of today will be a memory. 

Now to get to those toilets, sinks and floors!

Some favorite photos of Emma...
She has always loved water!

Just a favorite...
Our Relay for Life team, with Great-Grandma Lundell

Emma and Great-Grandma H at a Bowling Meet
The last birthday celebrated with Grandma H, oh how we miss her...


Emma and Great-Grandma Carter, who welcomed us and loved us as though we had always been part of the family and always would be. 

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