alyness...

Happy Birthday to my very favourite Sczebel!! 15, eh? Fun times! She can now learn the art of driving...maybe. I don't know Canadian rules. Or sczebel rules for that matter.
Anyway, a birthday is a day to honour. Something I really stink at when it comes to using words. I'll try. I just wish I could see her great smile. Since she'll probably laugh at me when she reads this.
Where to begin...
Alysha Lynn Sczebel is precious. {she's gonna tell me how cheesy this is eventually, i may as well start now. :)} But really, that's the word that comes to mind when I think of her. Funny, loving, adorable. She's got a gift for encouraging. Even if she doesn't think so. More times than not, an everyday email from Aly encourages. Especially if it's a hard day. God uses her to make me laugh. It's like seeing a zinnia in full bloom during a rainstorm. (hence the pic. it should be one of her but I have no recent ones) She's not afraid to confront you. Often she convicts me without even knowing. But if she sees something that needs to be corrected, she will. And she does it in humility. She's also "wise beyond her years". When I first met her, I thought she was 16. Not 14. Admittedly, she gets crazy on too much dark chocolate, but that's got nothing to do with age. (java, java, java- haha!) Her pursuit of godliness provokes me. She loves Christ and wants to bring Him glory with her life. Something she does already. It's gonna be neat to see what God does in her life this year and how she grows.
Have a fun birthday! Miss you terribly. All this pink is for you...

feeling cheesy but with a great big grin on her face anyway,
dams