Our most precious youngest child, Julia, turns fourteen today {we have three other most precious children, but only Julia is youngest}. The end of her first teenage year has seen Julia blossom into a gorgeous young lady, whose empathy far exceeds the average. Her sense of humor is sharp, pointed, and piquant. Her sense of justice, a razors edge capable of cutting through the mass media’s misleading mistruths. In a word, Julia is a gem.
For her fourteenth birthday, Julia received a few small things:-
- A box of M&M candy – once you break through the crust, inside is pure delight.
- A box of Sour Patch candy – even the sweetest, can be sour {unlike her father, Julia is never bitter}.
- A box of Air Heads candy – to match her mind, in its rare {thankfully} teenage moments.
- And finally, a set of purple Skull Candy headphones – Julia’s favorite color, and a nice match for her extravagant Christmas Gift, an iPod touch.
You’ll likely notice the candy theme – yes, Julia has a sweet tooth perfectly matching her personality, and her nature. Are we biased where our beloved youngest daughter is concerned? Naturally, but our pride has cause, and significant justification – beneath are links to posts on my blog that reveal a tiny part of Julia – should you have the time, or inclination to follow them. I beg you, do – Julia will reveal how precious a young, unfettered soul can be.
The Wind and the Tree – a poem, most precious.
Hoodless, is little red riding… – Julia’s pointed sense of humor, revealed.
A child’s poem, to her mother – Julia’s Christmas gift, to her mother {she socked me, with socks}.
Julia, my gem – this reveals Julia’s caring nature, nicely.
Morning Musings – evidence of Julia’s ability to cut through the mass media’s hyperbole.
Three versions of truth – Julia, showing her wit at her father’s expense – a price I’m always glad to pay.
You heard what? – Julia, supporting her father in opposition to her mother – this happens so rarely I simply had to write about it :).
Location, an arcane art – remember the Air Heads candy, above?
Back home! – demonstrates Julia’s ability to switch focus from herself.
Julia, and all her siblings feature often in my thoughts, which I post on on Twitter. You can find more of her, and her influence on me, by doing a search for “Julia” using WordPress search feature on the right just beneath the site picture – I recommend it, thoughts of Julia, will soothe your soul.
In summary let me reveal a secret – Julia’s character holds the place of highest honor in my series, Malmaxa – see if you can identify her, she appears early in the tale – which you can read right here. {pardon me the plug}
