Sarah has always been happy- even as an infant she was always smiling, rarely cried and was fun to be around. We lived in a very small little town with no friends and nowhere to go so Sarah and I spent all of our time talking & playing together. She was always my little shadow. She taught me how to be a mother. She has taught me how to be a BETTER mother. She was a fun toddler & little girl and was talking before she knew what words were- even then her Dad and I couldn't keep up. Sarah has always liked to play- her daddy used to come home from work and race around the house wrestling, playing hide & seek & whatever other silly game they made up with her for hours. He always wore out before she did. He still does!
Sarah loves people- she has ALWAYS loved people. She has always been able to make friends wherever she goes- grocery stores, the beach, school, church, on vacations, at the gas station as I go up to pay even!
Sarah is eager to smile and brighten someones day. Sarah is an amazing big sister- she is fun, patient, caring, silly & has lots of energy. She and Rachel have been best friends from day one. When Rachel was a baby Sarah would go up to her crib when she began to cry and would sing to her 'No try Rachel- No try.' She meant 'Dont Cry' but it was so cute we never corrected her. When Sarah was 4 she saw a little girl without hair due to Chemotherapy and wanted to do something to help so she grew her hair out and donated it to 'Locks of Love' TWICE that year! In Kindergarten she got a coat that she had been dreaming about for her birthday. We went to her school Christmas program the night that she got it and during the program they announced they were going to have a coat drive and asked for donations- everyone hesitated because it seemed a spur of the moment announcement except my Sarah. She took off her coat, hugging it all of the way to the front of the gymnasium and went to put it on the table. She had tears in her eyes and a smile on her face as she walked back to me with empty arms. She continues to give eagerly of all that she has- her time, her talents and of herself to this day.
Sarah is an amazing friend and is always kind- even to those that are unkind, and often in my eyes, undeserving of her friendship. She is patient and loving and reminds me every day that I want to be a better person. Sarah has always been a 'Gg's Girl' as we call her. She and my Grandma have always had a special connection and Sarah will sacrifice whatever else is going on in her life to get to spend any amount of time, no matter how long, with my Grandmother, They shop, talk, do puzzles, play games, watch shows and eat goodies. My Grandmother is one of Sarahs favorite people and it is my favorite thing ever to hear them laughing together! Sarah is so very helpful and I honestly do not know what I would do without her. I love when she comes home from school & is telling me about her day before she has even come all of the way through the door. I love that she still wants to hold my hand in public and that she will snuggle up to watch a movie with me on the couch. Sarah is a delight and a joy and I would be lost without her. Thank you for beginning my family baby girl and for being one of my best friends! I LOVE YOU!!!!
