Mindy Rose!
You were born 10/12/77
just a few minutes after midnight.
You dad kept urging me to
HURRY UP AND HAVE THE BABY
so that you could be born on
your Uncle Paul's birthday.
I was NOT good at being
told what to do then.
We weren't much at picture taking back then.
We had a Polaroid camera~
everyone did and
we were no exception.
It took quick pictures
but they were BAD.
And film was expensive
and we were oh-so-poor
when you were tiny.
Your sister, TPot, thought you
were her own personal pet.
And you were so good-natured
that you let her feed you
whenever she felt like it.
Sometimes she fed you
Hershey's cocoa right out of the can.
You were her best audience..
Always a step behind her
because you were only
a year younger.
If she sat in the leaves
you sat in the leaves~
You loved your birthday parties
at Happy Joe's Pizza Place
and rode the carousel whether
it was turning or not.
You would stay on
until we pried your fingers
from the horse.
And Oh! How you loved
being a bride.
I lost count of how many Halloweens
that you dressed as a bride.
YOU were ALWAYS a bride
and your brother was ALWAYS
a rabbit.
And, then, one day I turned around
and you were a young woman.
A young woman
with a passion for singing
and a passion for the Lord.
You made a missions trip to China..
and saw a different side of life..
You came home
older and wiser.
You were beautiful dressed for
your high school prom
where you wore a dress
that looked a lot like
a bridal gown.
It gave us a hint
of how beautiful you would be
as a real bride someday.
And your hair...Oh! Your hair..
Complete strangers would come up to
you and ask you where you got
your perm..
Your answer was always the same.
~From God~
And, finally, you didn't need to
dress as a bride for Halloween anymore.
No indeedy!
You would dress as a bride
for your wedding
which was held outdoors.
and your Dad performed
the ceremony.
It was a dream wedding.
And about three years later
along came this little
dream boat.
And when Big BoyE was 2-1/2
his brother, Charles-In-Charge
joined him.
And -then this last year you were blessed with
our sweet little
Baby Bright Eyes.
Wish I looked that cute in a
bathing suit!!!
Another blessed year, Mindy.
Happy, Happy Birthday!
I won't be celebrating with you this year,
as you know,
but I will be there in spirit.
I won't be celebrating with you this year,
as you know,
but I will be there in spirit.
Love you to the moon and back!
SEE you soon!;>)
49 comments:
What a wonderful tribute to your daughter! Love how you covered the high points of her life!
Deb
Great post to your daughter, happy birthday to her!
Ah I am ready to cry here! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BIRTHDAY POST!!!! :)
Such a sweet post, Diana. Happy Birthday to your sweet Mindy Rose!
that was beautiful and so is she!
What a lovely post! Happy Birthday to Mindy Rose! She's so pretty! What a special day for both of you!
Diana, I am sending birthday wishes to Mindy. Such a pretty girl. Love her hair. Her children are adorable. Don't you hope the baby has her hair. :) Blessings to all, xoxo,Susie
What a wonderful, beautiful post, to your lovely daughter, Diana. What memories you have....precious.
Debbie
xo
What an absolutely beautiful tribute to your daughter. She is so lucky to have you as a mom! -Jennifer
Diana what can I say to such an intensely loving tribute to your daughter ... she is lovely and the grand-babies are little gems !
1977 is the year I was married : ) ...
What a beautiful, beautiful tribute to your daughter. Each and every line filled with love. Happy birthday to your daughter and blessings, Catherine
Diana..Happy Birthday to your beautiful daughter Mindy! What an amazing tribute to her. Love those Grandbabies she has blessed you with. Hope things continue to improve for you.
Blessings,
Gert
Happy Birthday to a lovely daughter...
Tessa~
"Here there be musing" blog
Diana, this is so sweet!! Happy Birthday to your Mindy :)
Susan
What a wonderful post...happy birthday! Hugs, Penny
Happy birthday to your sweet daughter. Today is my daughter's 18th wedding anniversary so they could celebrate her birthday and anniversary together. It is cloudy today, but I am hoping that the sun will shine later. Have a wonderful day. Hugs and Prayers from Your Missouri Friend.
Happy Birthday from me!
Brenda
Happy birthday to your daughter!! I can totally see the resemblance in the pic of Bright Eyes and Mindy's baby pic! Such a beautiful family!
Nearly in tears over this one, my dear! It's beautiful! What a loving tribute to a terrific daughter!
Beautiful post ~ beautiful young lady and of course, the little ones are totally adorable!! You are so very fortunate...and I know you know it. :)
xo
Pat
Happy birthday to Mimi! What a beautiful daughter you have!! And the kiddos are just adorable! Hope you are doing ok!!
What a wonderful tribute to your daughter! Happy birthday! Very sweet and pretty.
A wonderful blog post about your daughter....love her hair. What cuties all three are! Baby bright eyes is ADORABLE!
A beautiful tribute to your Dear Daughter and her precious little ones. Such sweet photos today. Daughters are such special gifts. xo Karen
So precious the circle of life!!! Happy B-dayBlessings Mindy!
Happy Birthday to Mindy, Diana. What a special post to reflect back on some of the years in her life. And that hair, Yes, I'm very familiar with it. She looked so sweet as a bride on Halloween, and I loved the pictures of them sitting on the leaves. It reminds me of one I have with Jess and Nel, and it was in my mom's kitchen until she passed away. It's a favorite of ours. Mindy has three adorable children. I hope she had a birthday doing all the things she loves.
~Sheri
Happy Birthday Mindy..Such a sweet post Diana..You have such a way with words :)..and I can't tell you enough what a beautiful family you have...Does she still have that curly hair??
Diana,Happy Birthday to your beautiful daughter. You have a full lifetime of precious memories. You are blessed..Happy Sunday..Judy
What a sweet post Diana...Happy Happy Birthday to Mimi!!
Happy Birthday to your daughter! You paid her a lovely tribute. She has hair like mine, btw.
Happy birthday to your Mimi!
Happy Birthday Mimi. You had me when you wrote "all of a sudden", I was a mess after that. What a beautiful bride she was. She has the most beautiful children. No birthday celebration with her Mama. I hope that all is well. She picked a great month for a birthday.
Happy Birthday Mimi ~ You gave her life and she gave you some beautiful grands :) Blessings and I hope you are feeling well, Cindy
Ah, such a sweet post. Happy Birthday, Mimi! I want your hair!
Our third's middle name is Rose, too. After my mom and grandma. Great photos. Lots of memories.
simply beautiful, every word, every picture, every memory. How this happens so fast is beyond me but I am so blessed to have seen mine grow and I know your heart is full as you celebrate your baby girl today. Happy Birthday Mindy.
Beautiful post! Happy Birthday Mindy (we have the same midlle name). I hope you had a wonderful day with lots of love and fun.
Happy Birthday to your beautiful daughter.
Beautiful post.
What a precious Birthday post to your daughter... Hope it was a lovely day for her!
OH! I LOVED THIS! What a be.YOU.tiful gal you have there! A very HaPpY BiRtHdAy to her!
God bless,
Kelley~
Beautiful post for your beautiful daughter. God bless her!
You have such a lovely daughter and beautiful grandchildren. You are truly blessed!
sending good thoughts your way for a fast and painless recovery!
our girls are almost the same age! i had Shannon on 10/25/76 and she was 3 weeks late....been late ever since!
those grands are a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e! i can't wait to see our new one hopefully by the end of december....don't you love been a Mimi?
and i forgot to say....your daughter is beautiful! please tell her i said happy birthday
Awwww.... Happy Birthday, MIMI! I love the way you went all the way back to her birth and childhood. And I love that picture of Big Boy E. And yes, Baby Bright Eyes looks adorable in that swimsuit. Such a beautiful post for your beautiful daughter.
Happy Birthday Mindy and May God continue to bless you and your beautiful family.
Hi Diana, wonderful post for your birthday girl.
Hugs xo
Happy Birthday to your precious Mindy Rose....love seeing your beautiful family!
Oh Diana, what a beautiful daughter you have. In fact all your children and grands are beautiful. God sure blessed you and your hero. Pleas wish Mimi a very Happy Birthday and may she have many many more. I'm sure she knows you would be there celebrating with her if you could. You can always take a rain check - I love to celebrate for about a week. LOL.
Have a great week.
Hugs
Mary
what a wonderful way to say happy birthday.
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