10 Years...it just doesn't seem possible!

10 years old!

When I sit back and reflect today...I cannot believe that the BEST ten years of my life have just flown by.

I'm not sure I really lived much before Cassie was born. My life became a whirlwind the year I became pregnant...and was turned up-side-down very quickly after she came! Looking back today...my daughter truly is the reason for so much of my growth the past 10 years.

The first two years of her life...she motivated me to stay alive...to breathe in and out...to make it through death of friends, divorce, and other family struggles. Being a mother is hard enough...but doing it all alone...was never something I would have signed up for!

The next three years...she made me laugh...a lot of the time I wanted to cry. But through those years...I was coming closer to God than I had ever been before. It was a good place to be...and for the first time in my life...I was becoming the woman God had created me to be.

When Cassie entered kindergarten...my dreams of having my own business were born. Cassie once again was the prompt of this...she wanted me to make something for her teacher for Christmas...BUT not just anything...a jumper...with the alphabet appliqued along the bottom. It was beautiful! I've never seen my daughter so proud! This was how Classic Inspirations began!

The last four years have been filled with so many "mommy and Cassie" moments. She is such a delight and brings so much joy to my life! I cannot imagine life without her. God truly gave me the best gift...10 years ago today...in my daughter!

Today, I am reminded of the song..."In my Daughter's Eyes". I am a hero...to one little girl. Many days...I do not deserve this title. BUT...I know she loves me more than I could ever know. When I look in her eyes and I feel her embrace...I get just a tiny glimpse of how our Father loves us. I cannot even grasp this...my mind is too small to comprehend His love for us...but I am grateful!

Celebrate with me today...the love of our Father!

"No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him. But God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God." 1 Corinthians 2:9-10

"I have not greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth."
3 John 1:4

Read Ephesian 3:14-21 today. I pray that you will get a glimpse of our Great Heavenly Father today!

From my heart to yours-
Lara