Twirls, Curls and Lots of Swirls

This is the month that people specifically focus on being thankful, and rightly so. We have so much to thank God for---family, homes, food to eat, clothes to wear, churches to worship in among the few.  The smell of fall in the air and the sight of leaves changing (even if we Floridians have to look at other's pictures) seems to bring about of sense and a feeling that being thankful is the right thing to do. In a couple of weeks we will pull ourselves up to the table and afterwards shove ourselves away saying  that once again, we over ate. I want to think clearly about the things in my life I'm thankful for. I want to remember that God has put me in this place, at this time for a reason, and I need to be thankful. The Bible speaks over and over about being thankful. "O give thanks unto the Lord, all ye lands..." just to name one, and it says it all. Give thanks.

Today I am thankful for this one:

     When she was born, she was delivered screaming and hungry. Her father proudly brought her out to display her and it was very quickly known that she was ready to get down to business and eat. And ever since, she has been invading out hearts. She has been the "princess" from the start and still reigns in her domain (our hearts) today. She has been called Ruthe, Ru, Rooster, RUTHE ELIZABETH (loudly) and more frequently called Sassafras these days. She is high energy and runs on high octane. She can hold her own with those boys. She likes American Girls and likes to dance. She is very good at art projects and likes to help cook.  She is a good cleaner and is pretty good at it, too. She loves clothes and all manner of fashion items (she recognizes a Coach purse when she sees it). She has beautiful, curly hair that she loves to straighten. She is a good friend and has a sweet heart. She walked all over NYC with us and kept up.


 I am very thankful for Ruthe Elizabeth Clifton. She is our princess and has our hearts, especially the men in the family, wrapped around her finger. I am praying that she will grow up to become the young girl, teenager, and young woman God has called her to be.

Ruthe, you will always have our heart. <3