Happy Birthday to Lydia!
Where do the years go?! My little girl turned 18 yesterday. Lydia ( and all of our children) is such a gift from God! Yesterday began with the traditional pre-dawn strike of a birthday spanking wake-up, courtesy of non other than - me! After that, we treated Lydia to breakfast in bed. 
We had church services, then went to eat at a Chinese restaurant. It was ok, but it wasn’t Mama China’s! (Mama China’s is our favorite chinese restaurant in KC) We came back to the house and had some cake and ice cream with some friends. What did we give Lydia for her birthday? An 18 year old’s favorite present - money! She already bought a watch she wanted and needed and plans to do some more shopping this week for clothes.
Lydia is thinking, “okay, now that I’ve made my wish, how long do I have to wait for it to come true?” A special thanks to Kim Liles and the girl’s Bible study group who sent Lydia a package for her birthday. I…uh…I mean we…uh…I mean Lydia really enjoyed the candy and popcorn and stuff you all sent! Family and friends have also sent packages for Lydia but we haven’t received them yet. Patience! Thanks to all of you who pray for Lydia and wished her a Happy Birthday.
