Dear Savannah,

Happy 1st Birthday little one!  I cannot believe it was a year ago that we held you in our arms for the very first time and I’m so thankful that God chose us to be your parents.  I know that you are a gift to us and I think I am starting to understand a tiny bit of the breadth of God’s good and perfect gifts.  I am in awe of all that you have become and all that you have accomplished in this little bit of life on earth and cannot wait to see how God continues to weave your story together.  I’m so glad that I get to be apart of it.  Every little milestone, new discovery, and change you have experienced has been so fun to celebrate with you and I find myself challenging you to keep going because I see your amazing potential.  I want you to enjoy where you are now and continue to pursue what each new day brings.

It seems that your first year has been defined by all of the places you’ve been (if we had to buy you plane tickets, you would have already earned a free one!) and although you will not really remember all of these trips, we will remember getting to share them with you.  You are one flexible, content, and happy girl and a great travel partner.  But I do not want you to be defined by all the things you’ve done but by who you are and whose you are.  You are God’s beautiful creation and He loves you just the way you are.  And prayerfully…one day soon…you will begin to understand His great love story for you.  But in the meantime, your Daddy and I will keep sharing His story and our story with you and simply enjoy being with you.

I love you, Savvy.