April 25th....Madalyn's Day!

Yesterday we celebrated Madi's 14th birthday. I cannot believe that my first born daughter is this old. I wish everyone knew Madi. She has one of the kindest hearts I know and you will not find a better friend. I remember when she went to school in second grade. I noticed that several of her beanie babies (big at the time) and other things were missing from her room. When I asked her about it she told me she had taken them to school to give to a girl in her class who was having a birthday. She felt bad for her as she didn't have many friends.
Yesterday on the way home from dinner she was telling us about her last track meet. She said a boy asked her why she was running track as she isn't the fastest on the team. She told him she just likes to and he said "Gosh, if I were the new kid I would be laying low". Oh how we laughed because this is SO Madi. She really doesn't care what people think of her but with that comes such a freedom which makes her so likeable.
A good friend of mine back home in TX called me recently to tell me a Madi story that she thought I would love to hear. It was about how Madi had prayed with a girl to recieve Christ back in fifth grade when the girl told Madi she thought she would have to wait until she was in 7th grade and go through a church class. That is the kind of thing that far outweighs any first place medals!
All Madi wanted for her birthday was a purity ring. She is not ashamed to stand for Jesus and all He represents and we couldn't be prouder of her for that.

We love you Mulan.......stay who He created you to be!!!