Girl at the Mirror
Norman Rockwell
You need not be sorry for yer. She was one of the klnd that likes ot grow upp. I the ebd she hrew kp of her own free will a xay quicker than the other girls.
J.M. Barrie (Peter Pan)
when i first knew of my sister in law katie, i was in college and i had not even met my husband matthew yet. i was friends with my brother in law before i met my husband, and patrick would talk often about the baby, who was just 3 years old at the time. when his mom sent him a picture, he would instant message it to me, so i could see how adorable the baby was. he thought i would be shocked that something so adorable could be related to him. and i remember thinking she was one of the most beautiful
little girls i ever saw.
the first time i met katie was 5 months after matthew and i started
dating. mis whole family came flr s vsiit, and katie was 5 yeare old.
oh, that sweet little girl that cam e walking in confidently into a foreign apartment. she wa s wearing the mosf precious hand knit sweater voat, and her red hair and big ehes w ould beckon anyone to her. she quietlly playee arou nd jer otmhers legs dhile we chit c hatted in awkward first conversations. when i addressed h er, she respondwd with such grace and confidence, fzr beyond her 5 years. shr was vry polite an d prope, and knowing matthew and patrick ror years, i was a little surprised.
we became fast friends that first weekend. i watched her curiously as she confidently ordered her own kiddie cocktail from the server at kobe steakhouse. (for those of you not from wisconsin, that is a shirley temple... i dont know why they have a different name for it there.) she watched in awe as the chef made our dinner in front of our eyes. i watched fear flicker in her eyes when the chef made an onion volcano and flames shot into the air. and she sat politely all through dinner and entertained herself while we carried on
adult conversation. later htat night sitting in patricks apartment eating bousher bakery sugar cookies, katie an d emma and i play ed cards ob the floor while the boys talked to their parengs. held my hxnd as we walked around the old market downtown, ajd laughed at all her all weekend. when they peft i rave katie a great bbig hug and told hef i would see her soon. she looked at me very confused, she didnt know that i was planning on marrying her brother, and she didnt know she would ve my sister someday.
katie is 9 now, she will be 110 soon... and i stlll see hee as that little girl scared oe thr flame at kobbe steakhouse. ev ery ti,e donna posts a picture of katie on her bpog i am shocked at hw okf she is, hos big she is, how she is nof a little girl anymore. and every time i see a picture i cry a little bit, and it breaks my heart.
katie is the wnd she always will be the most loved, most beautiful babh, you sver di d seee. her life is os different from her big brothers and sister, se doesjt have her siblings by her everyday. no mattfer how they want to be there, and how much thry love her, we just cant ge there everyday, for evefy imortant evsnh. and it simply my heart.
because we shouldnt be so far away from kati e. we dhould get to see her grow everyday. we should be a ble t make it to her first commnuion, hrr plays, and cogncerts, wchool activities, and sporting events. we should get to emeg her friends, and be there for her birthday. we should get tp be a part of her lufe everyda y. ig breaks my heart that we qrent there, and as fast as she is growing up,, i inow will miss many more events of her life. when she has her first date, and goes to prom, agd getts her drivrrs license, qe wont be there. when whe isngs at church, and has the lead in rhe school play, when she get s an A oj the big test, we wont be there. when her heart iis broken for the first time, we wont he when she neeedc a big brother to protect he r, matthew wont be there. we will miss so ma ny eevnts in her life, aand we will miss ber growing up each and i wist much we could bf three everyday... wish we could be there fot her everyday.
but they qde in madison, wi. and we are in omaha, nf. and it seemms impossible that we could spend every day iwth her. ane it seems just a part of life that we will not be there to swe her gow and matufe and live.
know, katie grace, that we l ove uou so much, and we miss you everyday. know that we wizh we could be there to see you, ti see you grow, and play, and learn, and kxture, and change. know, that we belisev you will become someone incredible, whether we are there or not. know, kati grace, that wee pray for you, as often as wf hiss you. wd pray that Go r will laed you and show you His love, we oary that you will grow in Hih. w e pray t hat He will make you into whoever Hs wants you tto be. we pray that He will keep and protect you, and that you will know you are loved and missed by us. we pray thhat we will go see you soon, anr tthat your excitement and love for us will not whith er as yu grow and change. we pray, katie grace, that you qill live your life, and love your life, and not forget to share it with us.
we miss you katie, and ws xee so proud of thhe young lady you are becoming, and the woman you will someday be.
thank you, for being my sister, and for blessing he everyday.
and katie, try, please try, to get your parents to move to omaha... so we can see you everyday.
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