Living to Learn

Her name is Jessica Brooke, but she’s my “Lou.” Born the largest of our six children (10.2lbs), she is now my littlest sweetheart. Anyone who knows her will say she is sweet, kind, and compassionate. She has a knack for caring… really recognizing when someone needs help and being there. She has wanted to be a nurse since she was 3 years old, and she still holds onto that dream. She is the kid that teachers list on their sub plans as a kid who can be counted on. She is the leader of my “littles”- not motherly but more like the queen :*) She wants to grow up, but is also very innocent. She hates doing worksheets and timed multiplication facts in school. She loves to bake with me or her Gram. She loves being outside, painting, singing, and being creative. She is my secret weapon during our freezing winter nights because she is a human heater in bed. She is learning some attitude from her teenage sisters, while at the same time swearing she will never be a “bad teenager.” She loves her brothers, and can never sleep alone. Her brothers take turns sleeping in her bed to keep her happy. She wears beautiful dresses to church, and she baits her own hooks. I am blessed to be her mommy.