Bekah...

This is Bekah, our younger daughter- isn't she beautiful?  She's going to be 17 in just a couple weeks.  This picture is just so her.  She's coordinated her hair, the flowers in her hair, her shirt, her skirt. She's not prissy, she just likes pretty things and she's always had her own sense of style.  No way is she going somewhere without thinking about what she'll wear and how she'll do her hair.  It only takes her about 5 minutes, but she always looks put together.  She's practical.  She'll roll her eyes if she thinks you're being a drama queen. If some one is upset, she'll reason with them until they're smiling again. She only cries in the bathroom. She hates people seeing her cry. Occasionally, she'll cry on her Daddy's shoulder, but only if they're alone. If given the choice of going out or staying in, she'll most likely stay in.  She loves babies and children. She's a great artist.  She goes to bed early, so she can have some alone time- living in a house with 11 people can be exhausting for an introvert. She's very smart and quick.  She's decisive.  She's great at making people feel comfortable.  She's just a dear soul and so very easy to love.

Bekah's feast...

It's Spring!!  Well, maybe the snow outside doesn't agree with that statement, but in Bek's world, IT'S SPRING!!!  She decorated her table with vase after vase of spring flowers. (She bought an arm full of them at the dollar tree. As practical as ever, she said she'll decorate with them later, also, and use them in hair creations.) She used some paper from her huge roll and painted a Spring themed picture. Green tree, rolling hills and blue skies with a sun and puffy clouds. She taped this to cover the window. Bek gave each person their own pack of flower seeds- except, Bill who got watermelon.  She also gave us a 6 cell pack of potting soil.  I was kinda surprised at how much the kids enjoyed this gift- especially the boys.  I guess living in the middle of hundreds of acres of farmland might give you an appreciation for dirt- the guys were smelling it like perfume.  Talking about how much they missed gardening.  I'll remind them of this moment in July when they are so over hoeing. After all of our seeds were planted,  her meal started with two small pancakes on a small, flowered, dish and two little smokey links and a sliced and fanned out strawberry. I wish I could describe to you how special everyone felt that she had made their plates not only delicious but pretty.  That's Bek.  She had breakfast for dinner- scrambled eggs, kielbasa, sausage gravy and biscuits, fried potatoes and creamed tomatoes. Wow was everything good! I think almost everyone had seconds.  She had lemonade to drink. Her dessert was key lime pie. Amazing.  It was such a wonderful evening. 

Bill spoke from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8  A time to sow and a time to reap. A time for everything.

Bek's table