Our Pirate Princess

Well, today is Halloween and I was ready for it to be over weeks ago. I have never been a fan of the scary stuff (movies, monsters, haunted houses, etc.), so the fact that Miss Thing has expressed no interest in Halloween this year has been just fine with me. If I recall correctly, I think that she only ever went Trick or Treating one year and there were some houses that she just wasn't going to approach because of the decorations. Most years we have taken her to church festivals that are held on Oct 31st to specifically avoid all of the scary stuff. The one thing that she always loved was the costumes. The best costume Miss Thing ever wore was a pirate costume that I made from stuff we had around the house. This was at the height of the Pirates of the Carribean craze and I surprised her by making the costume that day while she was at school. She was So excited and we had such fun that evening.





But, tonight there will probably be no costumes to photograph. It looks like our little girl is growing up, much too fast for my taste. I try to appreciate all of the stages of her growing up because, the older that she gets, the faster time seems to fly by. Each day seems to bring about more of a young lady and less of a little girl. As much as I will miss the days of Barbie dolls and play-do, I look forward to seeing the stages of her becoming a Godly young woman. So, as I sit here with tears in my eyes, I encourage you all to enjoy the different stages of life. God has prepared such beauty in each one and although we have tough times and it will look as if He has forgotten that we even exist. He is here and His miracles can be found in the most mundane of things if we just look for them.......even in the Pirate Princess growing up.