08/18/2025
Sweet 16...just wow! I am not sure how we got here. It seems like yesterday I was a young dad holding my girl for the first time. I was scared I would mess it all up. I worried that my young and immature self wouldn't know what to do (still feel that way a lot of times). I was reminded this Sunday when I saw a girl getting baptized, of when Emry gave her life to Christ and thanked God for capturing her heart! Every step of the way and I have continued to be impressed by this young lady. She kills it in the classroom, she is beautiful, strong, sweet, a lover of all things VOLS, and so much more. From crying after her first made shot in basketball, watching her determination on the soccer field, speeding around the track, multiple years of tennis, and then finding her sport in lacrosse...we have loved every minute of cheering her on and are so proud of all the things she has accomplished. Her smile and laugh melts my heart. Her beauty takes my breath away (and worries me a bit). Her methodical thinking amazes me. I could literally go on and on. captured my heart from day 1. I love her more than she could ever know, and I feel so blessed that God allowed me to be her dad. Happy birthday, my Emry Bear...I couldn't be more proud!