We have a brand new Black belt in Tae Kwan Do in the house! :) We are so very proud of our son, who at just 7, has accomplished so very much. He had his testing on Saturday - which was a nail biter! - and tonight was his ceremony. Part of the ceremony was to include a speech of thankfulness. My son started out his speech with a bible verse :) He wrote his speech around Philippians 4:13 and said "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." He went on to say that God his Savior gives him courage to try his best every day and gives him strength. His words were so heart-warming, I was so teary eyed!
Of course, mommy had to make him a card to celebrate the moment :) When he saw the card, he literally squealed "oh wow!" He read what we wrote on the inside and said "thanks guys, that was so nice!" Then he ran off and put it on his dresser in his room :) Too cute! I absolutely knew when I wanted to make his card that it would be from a Mo Manning Designs. Her images are just delightful! It was the right mix of whimsy and genuineness and I fell in love with this image called Nesto. I just had to color him up to look like lil man and gave him a black belt :) Now the funny thing is my son LOVES to see me crafting & I asked him if he noticed anything on the card. He ran back to his room and said "yes, the paper looks like my belts!" Awwww, that's my boy ~ he got it :)
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| For the brand new Black Belt! Congratulations Indeed! |
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| Side view :) |
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| Age 4, a tiny tiger white belt! |
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| Age 7 3/4, a hard-working,dedicated, loyal, faith-filled black belt! |
Thanks for stopping by and enjoying this amazing moment in our lives :)
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SSCC #144 - something that reflects you (My kids! being "soccer mom!")
SSCC #144 - something that reflects you (My kids! being "soccer mom!")
Big hugs,
Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly
Wowee that is fantastic. The discipline involved in doing what he does will so stand him in ggod stead as he grows Kelly. Enjoy being his proud Mumma too!
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOODNESS THAT IS AMAZING!!! Congratulations!!! He (and you all) must be so proud! GOD BLESS!!!
ReplyDelete(your card is precious!!! I love that he knew from the papers that it looked like his belts!! That is awesome!!!!)
Big hugs and smiles,
Heather
Such an amazing accomplishment at this young age!! Congratulations to your son.
ReplyDeleteI know he loves this fabulous card of congratulations!! It is adorable!!
What proud parents you must be!
Congratulations!! Wonderful photo of your baby :) and fabulous card for this great occasion.
ReplyDeleteKelly, how VERY proud y'all must be and that's just fantastic as he's still so young! And a very cute (or should I say handsome) young man too! Kudos to him!!
ReplyDeletePrecious card and you couldn't have picked a better image for his card! Love it!
Lynn
AWESOME! SO VERY, VERY HAPPY FOR YOUR SON'S ACCOMPLISHMENT!! Love his speech and his use of Philippians 4:13...What a wonderful praise and witness to his faith! And what a proud mama you are and should be for raising such a special young man. May he continue to grow in faith and strength and determination to be successful in all his endeavors.
ReplyDeleteKelly, what a perfect card to celebrate his achieving Black Belt status! Love those Mo Manning images...Hmmm, this would be perfect for Paola's Mo Manning swap!
Wow, congratulations to your son! Amazing accomplishment for someone so young! Your card is perfect for the occasion and beautifully colored.
ReplyDeleteSo proud of Lil T!!
ReplyDeleteGreat card for a great man! He will accomplish great things in his lifetime. He has such a strong upbringing that how couldn't he??
HUGGS to the whole family!
he's so cute. WAY TO GO! that's awesome. i wish my ds was that confident. what a wonderful mommy (and proud, of course) to make him such a special card. congrats to you both! :)
ReplyDeleteHow awesome... he is a cutie! Congratulations to him and you! Super adorable card, I'm sure he will cherish it forever!
ReplyDeleteHow awesome... he is a cutie! Congratulations to him and you! Super adorable card, I'm sure he will cherish it forever!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your wonderful son--what a great accomplishment!
ReplyDeleteThis is a cute card and it is so sweet that he was so excited to receive it!
Congratulations to your son on his great achievement.
ReplyDeleteLove the card you made for him - great image and fab papers.
Thanks for sharing it with us at DYSU this week xx
Quite an amazing accomplishment for anyone and even more special that he focused on God being his strength! So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this perfect card and how awesome that he recognized the paper! The image looks quite a bit like him as well!
what an awesome image for the occasion and you did an awesome job with it. Love the picture of your son . Way to go mommy raising a young man of God is so coo.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your son Kelly. That is quite a feat at a young age. You have a right to be very proud of him. Love the card you did for him.
ReplyDeleteAdorable card, and even more adorable little guy! Congrats to you all.
ReplyDeleteThat is just the best, congrats to him and all his hard work!!!!! Love the card, just prefect with the symbolism. What a sweetie with his speech, what a well rounded little boy, but an awesome mom (and dad) to inspire him. Have a great weekend, my little boy (21 years) is coming for a visit and I cannot wait it has been 7 months.
ReplyDeleteI do not know which is better....
ReplyDelete- he said thanks guys
- is a dang black belt
- he used bible verses
- he is so dang cute
Well, your card is just perfect to look at while I decide!
Congratulations!
Huge congratulations to your son!
ReplyDeleteThe card you made him is so perfect. What a cute idea to match the paper to his belts!
Your package arrived today. I'm so excited, I can't wait to play with it all! Thank you!
Wonderful card- love the sweet image you chose! Love the DSP too. Your son is darling- Congrats!!!
ReplyDeleteHoly Hanna GF...what an awesome card and that little man of your....woohoo, what a cutie..you are going to have to be beating the girls away (oh yeah he now has a black belt so he can do it..lol)..What a wonderful accomplishment for him. I just wanna squeeze him..he is so cute. Your card does not disappoint...it is amazing like you and your little man...well done my sweet friend..♥♥♥
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to your son on his accomplishment. I love your sweet card to mark the event.
ReplyDeleteOh my.. He is a cutie ...and what an achievement ! The Lord has given him such a talent and he must be a hard worker to reach this milestone! You get to be a proud mama (-:
ReplyDeleteYour card couldn't be more perfect!
Wow you should be proud Kelly! Congratulations to your son on such a wonderful accomplishment. Your card to celebrate this achievement is fabulous! xx
ReplyDeleteWow, what an accomplishment for one so young. You must be so very proud, Kelly. Your card is gorgeous and so perfect in every way.
ReplyDeleteamazing card and amazing son...lucky you!
ReplyDeletethis is more than cute, more than adorable, more than awesome,etc...
ReplyDeleteThis is a super recognition of all his endearing qualities,including receiving his blackbelt of course...I am celebrating the wonderful human being Tony is....at his young age to be so savvy and so truly good hearted is quite a huge accomplishment!
KUdos to you handsome lil fellow!♥
(And,of course, your card is absolutly perfect for such celebration!);o)
Awe...congrats to your son! I'm sure your very proud of him. He's adorable too!
ReplyDeleteKelly, big congrats to your son. WOW just 7 and a black belt ? Thanks for sharing the pics.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing young boy, who has worked so hard , Congrats to your whole family
ReplyDeleteCute!!! Love your card!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to your little man, too!!!
Congratulations to your son! That takes a lot of hard work and determination. He should be very proud of that accomplishment. Your card is wonderful, perfect image (and papers). Love the buttons, too.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos :)
Contests to your son and to his parents for the awesome job you've done raising him. Fabulous card with that adorable image and how you incorporated the Colorado of his belts.
ReplyDeleteContests to your son and to his parents for the awesome job you've done raising him. Fabulous card with that adorable image and how you incorporated the Colorado of his belts.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your son!!Absolutely nice card.Thanks for joining us at DYSU this week.Hugs Archana
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your Son! And such a wonderful speech! Perfect card!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Such a cool image. Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.
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Congrats and you must be so proud of him! Your card in celebration is so adorable.
ReplyDeleteHo completely fabulous! Your little guy is so cute...congrats on his fabulous accomplishment!! And your card is perfect for him!! So glad you've joined us for this week's challenge at Mo's! Hugs. Pat Frank
ReplyDeleteGreat card!! Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up. Hugs, Joan
ReplyDeleteHow come I didn't post a comment here???. He is SOOOO ADORABLE!!!... SO CUTE!!!. I used this same stamp for a little friend this past weekend for his black belt test. I bought it for my kids as well. Love the image!!!. Congrats again Kelly!!!
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