~ a decade ~

our little lena june bug will be 10, in just a short week.

and that feels odd.  

i remember her being in my swollen belly when i was just a young 18 year old.  things couldn't have turned out any better.  she made us a family,  made us grow up,  challenged jay and i to go with our gut about parenting, nursing, how to nurture, and thoughts on training up a child.

  she made our story real, and full of hope that two kids would need to keep going on this path of parenthood.  she gave us the desire to have siblings for her too.  she rescued jay from a life that would probably end up in complete chaos, and gave me a direct path for the moment being, for i had no idea what i was doing with my future. 

we thought for sure we were going to protect her, and save her, and help her grow into something wonderful; but the truth is, that is exactly what she gave us instead!