Carli

Each Christmas, we choose an angel from the Salvation Army Angel Tree and this year our angel is Carli. She is five months old and in need of clothes and a carseat. We chose her because we thought it would be special to choose an angel that is close to Finley's age each year in the hopes that when Finley is old enough it will be particularly meaningful for her to shop for someone who is her age and yet not as fortunate. What I wasn't prepared for was how emotional shopping for Carli would be for me... I didn't expect it to be difficult, but I found myself fighting back tears at times when I would think of how hard it would be if Devin and I had trouble providing for Finley. She is such a joy in our lives, but I have to wonder if we were struggling to give her what we thought she deserved (and I'm not talking about material things, but carseats and clothes) whether we would be filled with as much joy or if we would give into stress instead. I hope Carli's family enjoys the gifts we were able to buy her, but more than anything I hope that they are truly enjoying their baby girl the way we are enjoying ours!