Things I Love and Admire About My Children

Callie:

• Her drive and determination
• Her insatiable hunger for reading
• Her talent in writing
• Her creativity
• Her leadership
• Her love of putting on programs
• Her confidence and lack of inhibition
• Her talent in composing music
• Her compassionate spirit
• Her attention to detail
• Her big-sisterliness
• Her sense of justice but also mercy
• Her desire to try new things
• Her sense of adventure
• Her honey-colored hair
• Her blue-gray eyes that always look pensive
• The way you can always see the wheels turning in her head
• Her thankfulness and appreciation
• Her giving and sacrificial heart
• Her task-orientedness

Caleb:

• His kindness
• His helpfulness
• His desire to please
• His love for his family
• His generosity
• The way he gets excited for his sisters and cheers them on
• His playfulness
• His creativity
• His ingenuity
• His desire to protect his family
• His smile that makes his eyes disappear into half moons
• The way he tells a story--his animation
• The pride he takes in a job well done
• His encouragement
• The way he dances with absolutely no inhibition
• His amazingly messy and curly hair
• His love of life
• The joy he both gives and receives when playing with babies and toddlers
• His friendliness
• His servant spirit

Katie:

• Her giggle
• Her hugs and kisses
• Her love of affection--her snuggliness
• Her concentration when she's working a puzzle
• Her enthusiasm
• Her humor
• The way she makes me laugh
• The way she takes care of babies
• Her thoughtfulness
• Her non-conformity
• Her love of life
• The way she handles her dietary restrictions with such a positive attitude
• Her blond curls
• Her big blue eyes
• Her ability to make some really crazy faces
• Her giving spirit
• Her inhibition
• The way people are drawn to her
• Her incredible whistling ability
• The way she savors food she enjoys (especially chocolate) and hums while eating it