Yesterday was my second Nephew-turning-eight Birthday Experience

Happy birthday, Isaac. You are amazing. I can't believe that you're already eight and life has passed by this quickly. When my sisters were having their children those years ago, I'd always wondered how those babies would be able to grow up into people, living lives that weren't connected to mine as fully as all the hugging and kissing and spinning my nieces and nephews could make them. You are now eight, my wonderful nephew. You are smarter, kinder, and more spiritual than I am. I hope someday to be more like you, searching for truth. Asking, after your baptism, when I came up to you for the fourth time just to ask you how you felt, whether or not I thought maybe one person there was touched by the Spirit, might want to investigate. I want to be brave and truth-searching like you. And I hope you know that I love you. Happy Birthday.