A Very Happy Birthday!

Olivia turned 12 this month.  12.  Can she really be 12?  I don't feel like I could have a 12 year old and yet, here she is.  She is beautiful, kind, smart, and knows so much more about life than I ever did at that age.  I still love finding little stories she has started.  Sometimes I sit down at the computer and find that a story is typed on the screen.  She really has a knack for writing.
12 is full of so many beginnings.  It's when a young girl enters her years in Young Women's.  I am so excited for Olivia and the opportunities she will have to grow in the gospel.  I think when your child gets to be about 12, you can see them to really start to make important choices for themselves.  It is exciting and a little scary and I think sometimes I will just be crossing my fingers and hoping for the best in some situations.  I'm so glad I get to be this sweet girl's mom.