jude is 15

 

Our Jude--can you really be 15?

You're morphing into a man before our eyes, and we're enjoying this stage with you. In the past year, you've adjusted to high school and gone out for wrestling, and impressed us along the way by developing your inner and outer strength. You are still very serious about weight lifting goals and consume enough post-workout protein to feed a ravenous tiger.

You are doing well in school and have some really good friends--the kind that keep you accountable in your faith and are willing to talk about spiritual things. You maintain your ability to be a peacemaker, and you are good at keeping people around you happy with your undemanding, laid back personality. We love you, Jude, and are so pleased at the man that the Lord is shaping you to be. Keep focused on consuming the Word and growing in your faith.

Also, because I want to remember what a handsome little man you were: