Dearest Maddie,
A little more than two weeks ago our country celebrated it's 235th Birthday! Pretty old, huh? Our country was born July 4th, 1776. Every year people all over the country celebrate our nation's birthday with lots of fun stuff - parades, picnics, barbecues, fireworks, and lots more!
Exactly one week later, on July 11th, we celebrated your 1st Birthday! A very BIG event for our family. You've been through an awful lot in this past year Maddie. God created you and has a very special Mission, a plan, that only you can do! That's right, Maddie, only you can do the special work God has in mind for you. Who would think HE would have put you to work so soon? Really, you hadn't even made your journey into this world and you were already stealing hearts. Then, finally, that wonderful day, July 11, 2010 came when you made your graceful debut into this marvelous world.
