This week will be bittersweet. This Wednesday, our nation will remember the lives lost on September 11th, 2001. I will never forget coming home from work early that terrible day twelve years ago to find my 9-month-pregnant wife standing in front of the television watching the news coverage having labor pains. Two days later, on September 13th, 2001, 2:07 PM, we had our first child, Rebekah Faith. So, this Friday, we'll celebrate our twelve year-old's birthday!Last night Rebekah was so proud to show me her new cell phone: a very small toy phone made out of Legos! She had made this as a joke. She said that many of the girls on her soccer team (Rebekah is the oldest player!) have a cell phone, but she's one of the ones that do not. I asked her how that made her feel, and she said she doesn't care, and that it doesn't bother her at all.
This week, as we celebrate her birthday, I am one proud "Papa". I have a tween who doesn't care that she's the only girl her age without a cell phone. She is an excellent homeschool student. She is a fantastic soccer player, and she's been a great sport through this adoption journey so far. She has been a tremendous help to her mom and me with her new L@tvian brother. Happy Birthday Rebekah! I love you!
Happy Birthday, Rebekah! We hope you have an amazing one. And it is something to be proud of that she doesn't care that she has a cell phone. In this day & age, that is extremely rare, so you guys must be doing something right. It never fails to surprise & disappointment me to see so many young kids with expensive smart phones. Again, a very happy birthday.
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