Thankful Tues.....MY TINA

This Tues. I am SO thankful for my daughter Tina.. As you can guess I'm putting no one.. absolutely no one in any order. I could never choose who would be 1st 2nd etc. I'd have the "Mother's Guilt". and yes TINA I know you hate the picture.. She will be critical of any picture I put up so I was tempted to put her pregnant picture but I suppressed the urge!

Only a totally devoted daughter would throw 2 young kids in the car and drive 20 minutes or more to my house to see if I have a tick on my back that I can't reach! It was freaking me out and freaking her out :) It's a long story.. It wasn't a tick, but if it had been she was riding in on her white horse to save the day!

Tina is our poor little "middle" child, although she was the baby for a long time. But she's the one with a blank baby book with graham cracker stains on it. sorry~

I'm so grateful for this beautiful young woman every day of my life and without her in my life a piece of me is missing. We are so glad she decided to move back to Tennessee so we could be close to her and her Jimmy.

Tina and Wayne have been married for a little over 20 years and they have led an incredible life. They've done what they wanted and then they've done what they had to do and mostly they love life.

She has always been a very talented extremely intelligent young woman. We never knew what direction she was going but I always knew Motherhood would be her goal.

The HIGH SCHOOL Tina

Tina has some huge responsibilities in her life but they are the kind she has embraced and loves. She has two little boys who both have various degree's of special needs. She adores these boys and they adore her.

I always knew Tina would be an amazing Mother.. She was never without a doll as a child and baby sat and loved kids always in all ways. And I always knew she would be an "over the top" mom, but she even surprises me sometimes! Don't mess with that Mama bears cubs!

Her Daddy used to and still does some times call her "Ticker" because she just goes and goes and goes like a clock! I worry about her sometimes because I'm afraid she will burn out but she rarely does!

Tina wears her heart on her sleeve and it's a very tender heart that gets hurt easily and I use to wish she could toughen up but now I think that is probably one of her best qualities. She's so sweet and kind and lovable.

Tina loves her immediate family and she loves all of us and tries so hard to hold us all close. I remember the first time she held her baby brother(after she cried that he was a boy!) she just took him over and basically raised him the first year of his life! And I remember when her niece(our first grandchild) was born, she just took her in her arms and melted. Tina was born to be a Mom and if there is a special gold star for her, she wins it! I'm so proud to be called her Mom!

The College TINA~

I take no credit or blame for any of my children :) They are what they are.. I LOVE YOU TINA!

Tina and Wayne at his college graduation