Most girls at the age of 12 have already dreamed about their wedding day and get lost in the whole fantasy of walking down the aisle. I was never one of those girls. From the day I met Ella Joy Bumstead and held her in my arms, almost all my dreams of living my life for myself vanished. I never would have thought babies to have held such power over someone. But for me holding almost 11 month old Ella pointed me towards a new dream I never had dreamed of....Motherhood....
8 years later and she continues to shape me and inspires me to pursue the new dream that was being modeled stronger than when it was first shaped. Ella later was known as my baby dream and often people said she was my favorite child. I don't and never hope to have a favorite child but she had a big role in my life and I am forever happy about it.
Ella from the day she moved in next door to my family when I was 15 years old, you could tell she had the mothering heart about her. She loved to tenderly care for her dolls and stuffed animals and even her baby brother at that time where it continued to grow as she got older.
Some kids outgrown things in their childhood life but the gentle nature of Ella will never be outgrown. She's protective of those she loves, sensitive and caring to other's emotions more than herself's. She loves to tease but does it in a way that doesn't tear you down, and you end up laughing 10 seconds later about. So much about little miss Ellable (Ella) that I admire so much and feel inspired that words can't even describe. Thanks for showing me the world in a whole new way. Through your joyful outlook on life and your giving heart.
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