Dear Noralee,
Today Dad gave you a special blessing. We didn't figure this out until yesterday, but six years ago this day Arien was blessed as well.
He blessed you with looking for the good and helping those around you. You have such a sunny, bright personality, and he blessed that you could bless those around you with who you are. He blessed you with the ability to make good choices that will benefit you, your desires, and what Heavenly Father has planned for you.
I've never told you how we decided on your name, Noralee Rose Whitesides.
Because you never knew your Grandma Becky (whose name was Nora Rebecca), we wanted you to always have a piece of her so we gave her first name to you. I've always wanted my kids to have longer names that can be shortened so we added Grandma Abby's middle name (Lee) to come up with Noralee. Grandpa Steve always called his mom Rose (because her last name was Rosevear), so we decided your middle name should be Rose. You have a 100% family name, which I think is pretty cool.
Nora, you have been such a special blessing to me this past year. I could have easily been discouraged with my mom dying, but you provided the perfect distraction (inside me and out) to keep my mind off of things and give me hope for a brighter future. 2020 was a crazy year for lots of reasons, but you made it so great and blessed me with exactly what I needed. I will forever be grateful to you for that! Thank you, Nora!!
Love,
Mom
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