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 To My Laughter,



This birthday is a big year as you enter your teenage years and prepare to enter high school. You are entering the last phase of childhood more and more we'll step back as parents, giving you space to both succeed and fail on your own. My goal is for you to learn from both. I hope that you use them to help become the man you want to be, the man God made you to be. 



This year you will receive your Bible, the one you've begged for all year long. Your entire life we have worked hard to make sure there is always a group of men in your life that you can look to and follow after. As you enter your teen years we want you to know that you can reach, past us, for advice and direction. We want you to learn to find trustworthy people to lean on when life is hard or when things seem blurry. Inside this Bible you will find notes from men who have gone before you. You are loved now and always. For your Bible cover I chose Jerusalem, because you have always dreamed big and far. I wont be surprised if you spend a season of your life on the other side of the world.


https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1-IcpyKxUqRtSLz5pYSIKyqnA1Y40FfJT

I am proud of the man you are choosing to be. This year we have had a lot of changes come our way. You seem to be the one who has found his place here the easiest. You've made friends, gone with the flow when the unexpected has come up, and encouraged us all on when we've been discouraged. The Hebrew word for love is: Ahava, the root ahav, means to give. It's a call to action. You live out this kind of love well. You give much of yourself to those around you. I'm proud of you for that. I want to caution you that sometimes when things come naturally to us it's easy to just do before really understanding what it is we're supposed to be doing. My prayer for you as you step into adulthood is that you learn to hear His voice. That you would dig deep into his Word to know Him deeply. 

An interview with your 13 year old self:


What is your favorite color? Black. Does that count or the fact that it's void of all color make it not count?



What is something special to you? Drago.


https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1rOWu5pIT2BXzrhMVzwN4XpDTf6wo4eCP

What is your favorite word or saying? Dude or  Is there something I can do for you?



What is your favorite thing to do? Read, it remains to be my favorite



Who is your favorite superhero? I don't know, Thor because I like Love and Thunder

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1m6KTQXDjSTN48OsMbVvEgJD4PXRTt2Eq


What is your favorite book or book series? The Adventures Wanted series


https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=16piFtFu1fjrRcAPxrXUpAXRaDD8DIRky


What is your favorite memory from this past year? Swimming in Lake Ontario and the fact that the water was really warm.


https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1z7DEjSAvVWPmcYeoaYySiKbVI4k0UUur


What do you want to be when you grow up? Aaahhh...Something that makes a lot of money so I can give a lot.


https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1NUqosDoozBJEaUVU_GzT6X3EutiUHzMq


Where is your favorite place to eat? You know I can't tell you. I'm cursed, remember?


https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1UepZMCnIDFpkflZmr_cGW_1LYnbDi2N1
Half way up Mount Washington


I'm excited to see you grow. I'm thankful that I have the privilege of being your mother. I love you more than you know.


https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1szIAYe1v11_yc5RrLlQpr_GXTQmDggnZ


Love,

Mother

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