.....................HAPPY BIRTHDAY BECKY

Becky is our fourth child. She was born June 15, 1980. The 15th was Father's Day that year…so I should have known she would be a Daddy's girl and that she is. There is a very special something between the two of them…
Becky was supposed to be a boy. From the very beginning…everyone said she was a boy.
But one night, when I was about 6 months pregnant, Mindie and I were home alone and she said to me: "Momma, Heavenly Father did not come down and tell me, but I know our baby is a sister." I spent the next 3 months trying to convince Mindie that her sister was not a sister, but was indeed a brother. I cannot tell you how excited I was on that Father's Day when I delivered a little girl. We did not have a name picked out for a girl and someone asked Mindie what we were naming her new sister and she said Rebecca Marie…and so we did.
Although we had our sister…she was a little bit of a Tom Boy, which her father loved.
He loved to take her to her ball games…I am not sure if she like him taking her…he seemed to cause a little commotion… when she was playing on the high school team she finally had to ask him not sit by the team…it bothered her coach. Still they have a very special relationship…every girl should be so lucky. He loved to take her and her girlfriends camping and fishing and just about anywhere they would go with him…That is still one of the things he loves. He lights up when she enters the room.
I tried the dancing thing with her for a while…and it went well…but still she loved the sports. To this day her favorite things to do are to go golfing with her husband and watch the fights. Not many husbands are fortunate enough to have a wife that loves those things…Rob, you are one lucky guy. Not only does she love the things you love, she has a love for you that is undeniable to any one watching the two of you.
Becky is truly an amazing person.
No matter what her situation in life was, or what standards her friends were keeping…she always held to hers. Her testimony radiates from her very being and she is an example to anyone who gets to know her.
Becky is the most loving, giving, generous person I know. No matter what she may be going through…her concern is you and whatever your needs are.
And her talent…it is extraordinaire!!! One day I just know she will be a famous writer. That is her dream…to write…and I know one day she will accomplish that dream.
Becs has a great relationship with her brothers and sisters…I think she has a little of each one tied to her heart…and how could you help it. If you ask anyone of her 12 nieces and nephews who their favorite aunt was, they would tell you Becky. And there is reason for that. She is so loving, so supportive and so genuine with each one of them…they know, without question that she loves them.
We, her mom and dad, could not be more proud of her. You are Beautiful in absolutely every way. How blessed we are to have her be a part of our lives.
Becky, we love you…Happy Birthday.