in march 2007, i became an aunt to my favorite girl in the entire world, the notorious GMB, as she is affectionately called. a few years later (because we are the ballou family) i became GMB's God mother and she has been one of the biggest blessings in my entire life, and in the life of my whole family. and she has taught me so much.
GMB is joyful. she is smart. she is wise. she is funny. she is loving. she is kind. she is bossy. she is a reader. she is a singer. she is a dancer. she is a taylor swift fanatic. she is simply amazing. she shows me the joy of Christ in every encounter we have.
some of GMB's finer moments:
since she was three at her baptism, she stood near the baptismal font. she needed to lean over it and my brother instructed her to do so by saying it was just like brushing her teeth. of course, this lead to GMB leaning over the font, and just like when she brushed her teeth, she spit into the font. father steve was oh so over-joyed at this. and i laughed for the remainder of her baptism.
on Christmas morning when GMB was four, she opened a package of sox and exclaimed "just what i wanted!"
when she was five, GMB pulled me outside, pulled on a tutu, and pulled off a spontaneous back deck concert for me and all her stuffed animals. all the songs were GMB originals.
when GMB was four and i was leaving for college, she told me she would miss me so much, but not to worry, next year she would be at college. and she'd probably choose the same one.
this summer, when GMB was six, we had the best conversation about transubstantiation. Yeah. I know.
GMB has been known to fall asleep while, literally, in the middle of a good book. But also simply loves to read.
even though she is just shy of 7, she has already mastered several #outfitoftheday poses. she's just too good.
she loves to shop, and of course, she only has the finest of tastes.
and she always knows how to cheer me up when i'm feeling blue.
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