August 9, 2013

• Destiny Hope is NINE!

  Hope turned 9 on August 7th.
  She has had a lot of changes happen this year, and she has shown us that she has the perfect personality to adapt.

  

  She is flexible.

  

  She is persistent.
  She is a quick learner.

  

  She is friendly.
  She is a leader.
  She is accepting.
  She is funny.

  

  I feel like she has been the person that has assured us that we are going to do well here. Watching her soak in Guatemala and the people that we have met has been inspiring and comforting. If the baby of the family can do this and do it so well, then we all can.

  

  She is a performer. She wants us to watch her and praise her. Her gymnastics, her dancing, her tricks in the swimming pool, the way she has organized something or drawn something or created something. She isn’t a private person. She needs people. She doesn’t want to be in a room by herself and begs for Camden to sleep with her every night. She is appalled when I see someone I know in the market or when we are walking the streets of Antigua and I don’t shout their name or run after them to say hello. How could I miss out on such an opportunity?!

  

  She is the extrovert of the family. The only one.
  We need her. We are thankful for her. And we adore her.
  Happy Birthday Esperanzita!

  

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