February 6, 2011- Kade Davis

So as many of you readers know, I will not be returning to camp this upcoming summer. It is a decision I truly struggled with and it breaks my heart not to see so many of you grow this summer but the Lord has called me elsewhere and I am working on my listening and obeying skills! I have been calling and emailing a lot of you since I made the decision, and although there are many of you I haven't told personally yet, you are not forgotten!! I am working on calling you all! There is one person though, who I thought of the other day and almost broke down thinking about the fact that I wouldn't be able to see her this summer. That person is one who I don't know how to tell. That person is the beautiful Kade Davis.


Kade Davis is one of two children I would do anything in the world for. She is fearless and daring, she doesn't care what anyone things, but she has the biggest heart I have seen in an eight year old since Anna Grace Owens. Kade and I have a surprising amount in common with each other: we hate to brush our hair, we don't like rules, we communicate the same way, we love each other and we go out of our way to sit next to, be near, or simply walk past each other. Honestly though, Kade is way cooler then I was at her age and probably cooler then I am now. I love the beautifully pure and honest way she loves others and how brightly Jesus shines through her at such a young age. She is so strong and relentless in what she believes and knows to be true. She never gives up and sees the absolute best in everyone around her.


The greatest lesson I have learned from Kade is one that I didn't realize I was learning until recently. Everyone jokes about what I would be like as a mother and how ridiculous my parenting skills would be, but Kade has shown me what a beautiful experience that would be. I have never been one for emotions, but when Kade is happy, sad, scared or anxious, I am too. I have never felt more protective or responsible for anyone or cared more for a child in my life. Kade, if you somehow see this and read it one day, know that I love you and cannot wait to watch you grow in the Lord. You amaze me in all that you do, never forget how much your creator adores you. I love you forever.


1 Timothy 4:12
"Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity."