A tribute to my little girl on her 18th birthday

My little girl is 18 today. I've been sitting here at work, looking at pictures of her from when she was little. It's so hard to believe that 18 years have passed since I first held her little, tiny body in my arms for the first time. I remember as if it were yesterday. . . .her beautiful blue eyes, her soft skin, her sweet little mouth yawning contentedly as I held her close and whispered in her ear how much I loved her.

Over the years I've watched her mature into a beautiful girl, inside and out. She has an incredible capacity for love.







She also has a wonderful sense of humor, silly and goofy with a laugh that is contagious.
My child has brought out the best in me as a person. She' s taught me that physically giving birth to someone doesn 't make you a parent. It's the love that you feel for a child and the bond that is forged through that love that makes that child your own. She is as much a part of me as she would be if I gave birth to her myself. I never knew that I could love someone as much as I love her. I am so proud to be able to call myself her mother.

So on this day that she turns 18 I'd like to ask all my friends to give her the greatest gift you could ever give her. Please take a moment and pray that the Lord blesses her and keeps her safe as she steps out into adulthood and that she never forgets that no matter how old she is, that she will always be His precious little child.



Nicole Daniell Mills . . . . . ...I love you.

Mama