A running commentary about life: May 2023

Do you know what the name Kelsie means?

According to Google, and American Baby Names, It means "Brave".

It also means "Victorious ship", but that's kinda weird.

Do you know what the name Kelsie means to me?

It means joy.

It means loyalty.

It means fun.

It means fearless.

It means laughter.

It means beauty.

It means faith.

It means drama.

It means light.

It means marching to the beat of your own drum.

(This font I'm using is called "Indie flower", which is the perfect description for Kelsie.)

Over the last seventeen years, our Kelsie has done some pretty amazing things.

She excels at school (when she wants to make the effort).
She learned to play the clarinet and bass clarinet.
She goes away to church camp every summer and it's the best week of the year for her.
She played a dozen years of fastpitch softball, half of those as a pitcher.
She played basketball.
She fell asleep in the middle of her first Taylor Swift concert. And her second. And a Dallas Cowboys game.
She played tennis.
She flies by the seat of her pants and enjoys every second.
She has been a part of the varsity cast for theatre since freshman year.
She has made a lot of friends and lost some really close friends.
She sang the national anthem in public.
She texts with the spelling of a first grader. Decifering "Kelsie speak" is my new talent.
She has competed in Prose and Poetry and UIL writing for school.
She has been baptized -twice. Once as a baby, and once as her choice to accept Jesus.
She joined the worship team at church.
She participates in Destination Imagination, going to Globals this year for the third time.
She became mascot for her upcoming senior year... something she's always wanted to do.
She leads a life group at church.
She has learned to rollerblade, shoot a gun, ride a horse and drive a car.
She learned to fish (and liked it).
She somehow always becomes her teachers' favorite even though she's not a very good student.
She has a crush on a different boy every week, but she is steadfast in her loyalty to friends.
She loves animals, Taylor Swift, hanging out at Sonic, and selfies.
She earned a trophy for tractor pull at the local fair.
She has played the leg lamp in A Christmas Story, had her neck broken in Of Mice and Men, rocked blue hair as Flounder in the Little Mermaid and won best supporting actress for Summer in School of Rock. She has been in Grease, Seussical, Puffs, Edward Tulane, A Monster Calls, A Storm in the Barn, Beauty and the Beast and Camp Rock. (I've probably forgotten a few)

To say there is never a dull moment when she's around is an understatement.

Kelsie is one of those rare, bright, sparkly unicorns that makes the world a better place because she's in it. She is sunshine and glitter and the definition of a hot mess. She is 100% a daddy's girl.

She's also my little broke BFF, my ride or die, my concert buddy, and the most incredible daughter I never knew I wanted.

Today, on National Creativity Day, we celebrate our brave, kind, talented, creative, and gorgeous inside AND out social butterfly better known as Kelbert.