Dear Sophia,
As you hit two digits this year you have already reminded us a few times that you are "no longer a kid" and now a tween!
You are growing up into such a lovely young lady.
You are a loyal friend to your pack of girls at school, and yet we hear from your teacher Mrs. Celiberti that you make sure that no one feels left out. Keep looking out for the underdogs. When you get older you will realize that being kind is more important than being in the “in crowd.” Your backpack says “It is cool to be kind,” we pray that you keep that in mind as you approach middle school.
You have taken up ballet this year, and continued with kids choir at church. You continue to love attending the mother/daughter weekend at Camp Berea with mom, and special Bible study time with her when you are home.
Adults often comment on your confidence in most settings, and we hope that you lean into the identity of knowing that you don’t have to perform, but just be who you are, be curious, and empathetic to those around you. You were created with a purpose for a purpose, and we look forward to helping you explore that over the next few years.
You love to give gifts to those you love, and can’t understand someone who does not want to celebrate someone with a gift. You love to bake, and make up snack plates for any special occasion. I hope that spirit of hospitality continues to grow over time.
You have lots of deep questions about the world these days, and I only hope we can help you make sense of it all. You continue to be a great big sister, often stepping in when one of the twins is having an especially hard time, and being the voice that can help calm them down when your mother and I have not been successful.
This year we are hoping for you to continue to deepen in your relationship with Jason to love him well each day, and that you grow even more confident in yourself as you only have one more year left in elementary school.
We love you and look forward to learning from your tween wisdom this year!
Daddy
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