Monday, October 17, 2011

Last but not least: Sage

Sage has been loving her second grade class this year. She is as always on top of her game and is one of the brighter kids in the class. She has really grown to love reading and reads often. Right now she is reading White Fang and the Black Stallion (Can you tell she takes after her Mom!). Sage is maturing so quickly. She is a great help in the house and with her brothers. She will fix breakfast for both herself and Ashton at least twice a week. She also helps spoon feed Jace when I need to do other things. Sage is always trying hard to make new friends and be kind to others. She compliments people constantly and loves to help her teachers. As Sage matures she has found her testimony in Jesus Christ. She bares her testimony monthly and often says things that you would not expect a seven year old to say. She really is an amazing little girl. We love Sage. Here is her video! Again sorry for the poor quality!! I promise I will get something better soon.

Friday, October 7, 2011

Becky's thought of the month: Wrinkles

My Grandpa Wilde has wrinkles and he is the cutest man on earth! Other than my husband.


This past year I have noticed a change in myself and in Curtis. We both seem to be getting older and we are showing it in our appearance. Curtis is getting gray hairs and me... well I noticed my first few wrinkles around my eyes! At first I felt horrified. Could this really be happening to me??? Has the past few years really had this much toll on me to give me wrinkles! I can no longer call myself young! But upon closer inspection I noticed that the wrinkles were smile wrinkles that curved up around the corner of my eyes. All of a sudden having these signs of aging did not seems so bad. Every time I see an old man on a bike slowly peddling down the street I notice his wrinkles, but I don't think ugly. Every time I see an old couple holding hands I notice their wrinkles but I don't think ugly. I have always loved old people. Could it be because when I see an old face I see a lifetime of wisdom, pain, love, and joy that I can relate to. Why are so many of us so concerned about aging to the point we pay lots of money on creams and surgeries to hide our different badges of honor. Ask my husband. Whenever I see a really old man or woman my heart melts and I can not help but think they are beautiful or just simply adorable. So bring on the wrinkles, I will take them with honor. And thank you Curtis and my children for making me smile so much in the past couple of years that I was able to acquire these beautiful marks of life.