HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSICA (BORN SEPTEMBER 25, 1981)

I feel like I am experiencing the next best thing to having my own daughter. Jessica and I are so close, at least I think we are, and I can't imagine my life without her.

Every time I visit her I wonder in amazement how she does it all. She wakes up before everyone else and works out! Then, Bennett wakes up and she fixes him breakfast, then it's Anna Claire. She works in the office helping Brent out between breakfast and dressing the kids. By 9:30 a.m. she is out the door with the kids doing all sorts of activities. They never stay still.

There is evidence all in the house of all the activities she does with the kids. They do crafts, paint, color, read (even Bennett walks up to her and says "book" "book"). In between all that she leads a Bible Study class on Tuesday nights and then meets with college girls during the day to minister to them. How does she do it all? I honestly don't know.

The pictures I have of her in the slideshow are so telling. She enjoys life to the fullest and she is making everything she can out of life. She is such a wonderful supporter of Brent's ministry but she does almost as much as he does. She definitely is Super Mom! There's no doubt about that.

Now, I've talked about how wonderful of a wife and mother she is. Let me tell you how wonderful a daughter in law she is. She is so considerate of Gary and me. She is the one who will go out of her way to make sure we have a special birthday or Mother's Day or Father's Day. When we visit she enjoys being with us. I'm always with her more than I am with Brent. She has the most wonderful sense of humor. She sees the good in absolutely everything.

She and Brent are so perfect for each other. She is strong in areas he isn't and vice versa. They make an awesome team for each other and God.

I really could go on and on and on about Jessica. She knows how much I love her. I just want everyone else to see the pictures. Pictures speak a thousand words. She is always smiling and playing with her family.

Happy Birthday Jessica. We all love you so much.

SLIDESHOW OF JESSICA'S LIFE. Double click on picture to enlarge it.