Today Claire Rachel Dobbins turns 3! I can hardly believe that she is 3 years old. She is such a joy and adds quite the spirit and spunk to the Dobbins crew.
Claire has a special place in our family-the only person who gets to be both a little and big sister! Both Justin and I are eldest kiddos as is Blake, and little Nora gets to be our littlest. But Claire gets the fun job of being a Little Sister to Blake and a Big Sister to Nora. :)
She is my little spunky lady-who keeps me praying hard for the teenage years;) and builds my faith that someday she will follow Jesus with the same abandon that she lives life now. She, more than myself as a rule follower and worrier by nature, has the potential to follow Jesus with such a joy for adventure it makes me excited for what is ahead for her. Her willingness to go at things with such excitement and minimal worry makes me smile.
She hopefully will be our only kid that lets us know when she is upset that she will "shake her bottom at us" but at the same time will likely teach her sister the art of being a comedian in the midst of getting in trouble;). She makes me thankful that we have years to work on helping her grasp that spirit in a good and productive way-and teach her that obedience to mom and dad (and eventually Jesus) really does have her best interest in mind. :)
Today we celebrate Claire! Her tiny little body packs quite the personality-I am blessed to be her mom and can't imagine our family and lives without her in them!
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