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 Heather counted to ten for the first time on October 31, 1977. She was about 2 and 1/2 years old. She already knew all her colors and could put together a puzzle with 26 pieces. In January, 1978, she recited all her ABC's. She could also print her ABC's and her name at this time. She learned to tie bows in March 1980. Her favorite stories were "David, the King", "The Burning Fiery Furnace", "Mickey Mouse's Picnic", "Bugs Bunny's Don't Forget My Birthday", "Zacchaeus", the Curious George books, and the "Francis" books. Heather sang her first solo in church in April, 1980, while her mother played the piano for her. The song was "Jesus Loves Me." In November, 1980, she sang "For God So Loved The World" at church and accompanied herself on the toy guitar her Daddy had made for her. She sang her first song in Spanish ("Alto, Voy a Contarte") in a church service in February, 1981. However, when she was only three years old, Heather was already singing many songs at home and for her family, including "Be Careful Little Eyes", "Amazing Grace", "This Is The Way The Blackbirds Flew", "Victory in Jesus", "Deep and Wide", etc. Heather always loved music and had a toy piano which she loved to play. She also made pretend musical instruments and would pretend to play while humming to herself. Heather could recite the Lord's Prayer and many Bible verses. She knew many Bible stories and could say all the books of the New Testament in order when she was 2 and 1/2 years old. By the next year, she had also learned all the books of the Old Testament. She loved to be read to by her Mommy and Daddy and her mother taught her to read when she was about four years old. Heather went to kindergarten at home and always loved to read. Her favorite books were the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories and the Trixie Belden Mystery Stories. She also liked other similar books for girls. She always loved to put puzzles together and, as she got older, liked more and more difficult puzzles of 1000 and 2000 pieces. Many of her puzzles were framed. She also liked to color, to draw and to write stories. She wrote three mystery stories about a girl detective named Susie Samson. Heather always liked to work and to help others. She learned to clean sinks and mop floors in September 1980. She would help her Daddy with his writing and other work. She made a pillow by herself in October, 1980, which she gave to her mother, and she made her first potholder in November of that same year. Heather was a very happy, contented little girl who loved to skip and hop along at your side while you held her hand. She loved people and wanted to make friends and help others. She was meek and mild and would not stand up for herself when wronged but would stand up for others when she thought that they were being treated wrongly. She always displayed an interest in God and in spiritual things and she accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior when she was four and one-half years old. She never wavered from her commitment to her Lord & Savior but spent her life "doing good" and helping others. She was baptized in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, in May 1983.  |