The Princess is 7

Oh, how time seems to just disappear. It is so hard to believe that seven years ago, today, I was sitting in Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio staring at what would be the one thing that would change me forever. Mekyla Ahleecya Edyn Powell, now Smith, is a treasure. She was such a sweet baby. She slept like a rock and I even remember her sleeping through the night as soon as I went back to work. She loved to snuggle and rarely cried. For an immature, new, 20-year-old mom, who had no idea what she was doing, Mekyla was a dream.

It has been an exciting, fun, joyful, sometimes rough, but amazing seven years. Mekyla and I have been through a lot in just seven short years but every step, thankfully, has moved us closer to our Creator. Without Mekyla, I am certain that my salvation would still be in question. God used her to save me. She changed my life; He sent her to me.

As I celebrate this sweet little girl, I look back over those years and I rejoice in the love that carried us through the tough times, taught us to be grateful during the great times and mostly, that pushed us closer to the One who loves us more than we could ever imagine.

I love you, Mekyla, you are an amazing little girl and I cannot wait to see what God has in store for you during this year of such a blessed life.

♥ Mommy