Ridgell's Originals

Jamie Ridgell, our daughter-in-law, had a birthday last week.  So here is why I love Jamie and why I am so proud of her.

She loves God.  I don't mean that she just goes to church and tries to be good.  I mean she is deeply and passionately in love with God.  That love is evident in her life, her family, and the way she treats people.

She wants everyone to know Jesus.  She gets to know people.  She talks about Jesus.  She invites people to church and to special church events.  There are people who will be in heaven because they met Jamie.

She loves our Joe Don.  I really appreciate the way she intentionally works on their relationship.  There is no doubt she is still crazy in love with our son.

She is a great Mom.  She loves, disciples, teaches, molds, and takes care of her littles -- who are not so little any more.  She is one of those fun Moms whose kids love to hang out with her.

She is a great Aunt, great sister, and a great granddaughter.  She didn't just get Joe Don when they married, she got all the Ridgells and Herttenbergers too.  And she loves all of us.

She is a real prayer warrior.  Jamie has prayed us all thru some hard times.  Still does.

If we could have chosen anyone to be our other daughter, it would have been Jamie.  Still is.

So Jamie, we love you and we are proud of you. You are one of our kids.

Thanks God for Jamie.  Thank you for giving her to our son so we could have her too.  Bless her as your daughter, as a wife, a mother, and a friend.   And thank you for letting her be our daughter.