My Brave One

Since I posted that picture of Sydnie earlier it has me thinking of just how remarkable she really is. She is the bravest little girl that I will ever know. She has grown up so much and I am very proud to say that she is my daughter.....she is quite the young lady. I met my husband Stephen when Sydnie was about to turn 3. He has been such a great influence in her life and we had it all going for us. Stephen and I got married on June 11th 2005 and Sydnie was 6 years old at the time. On June 16th our whole world was flipped upside down when we learned that Sydnie and our two neices had been victims of sexual molestation. At the time I was 25 years old and thought that I had been through a lot of heart ache as a child and young adult until someone elses pain became my own. Our whole family had to go through the process of police, CPS, counseling, and court and it was far from easy. Most children who are victims of sexual molestation know our have know the person who has done this, and yes this was the case for us as well. I am not going to mention the persons name but he is where he should be serving time in Mississippi. The whole process was so hard for us all and I can't even begin to think of what my sweet baby went through. I did and will continue to get her the help she needs and will do the best I can to make speak out against this evil crime. Sydnie is now 10 years old and in the fifth grade in Southaven. She is an A and B student who loves to skate, play softball and dance with her friends. I am so so proud of who she has become and despite the pain that we all went through dealing with this I know that it has made us a stronger family who can just about cope with anything. The power of prayer is strong and God is good.