February 10, 2011- Anna Grace Owens

Dear Lord where to begin? I knew the day would come that I had to write about her but I have been putting it off as long as I could because of how long I know this is bound to take. Anna Grace Owens, for those of you who don't know, is my wonderful baby cousin. Honestly, she isn't a baby anymore, she is fifteen going on sixteen in May, but she will forever be a baby to me. From the moment I met Anna, I was captivated. Her sweet, sweet smile and loving eyes drew me in and I can't imagine what life would be like without her around. 

Anna is, in a word, unbelievable. Her heart is the purest of anyone I have known and the sheer joy she finds in everyone and every situation around her amazes me constantly. When nobody else seems to understand, she does. When the world lets you down, she is there to remind you of the hope in humanity. Anna has a way of loving others that means more to me then I will ever be able to explain in words, and the excitement in her face when I walk in the room makes my heart feel on the verge of explosion it is so happy. Nobody can make my day quite the way she can, and no spirit will lift me up more then hers. 

Truly, there is no way for me to pick a lesson that I have learned from Anna that has meant the most because every lesson is incomparably important. She has taught me how to love, how to have hope when it seems impossible to come across, how to laugh at my mistakes and how to live life to it's fullest extent simply because I have the opportunity to. She reminds me how much my creator adores me and how beautiful and perfect His love is for me. Anna reminds me to be true to who I am but never to be afraid of growing into the woman the Lord intends for me to be. Anna Grace, you amaze me. Every day that passes I pray for the joy and life that God has placed in you to bless others the way it has blessed me. Thank you for continually being a light for Jesus and letting Him shine through every action, word and thought you have. I love you forever Kid.

Matthew 18:10

"Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father."