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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Spring (as in the season) (11/28/05)
My Gates. He is one of a kind. Born in the spring of 1997, he is all of eight years old. He is the child that gave me the gift of motherhood. He taught me more in his first year of life than in 25 years of mine. We named him Gates after an actress (yes, an actress) from Star Trek, Gates McFadden. An unusual name for an unusual child. He came into this world with very little desire to do things the way he was supposed to. My little wrinkled up redhead had a mind of his own. He wouldn’t nurse much to my dismay. He was as stubborn then as he is now. But I showed him where he got his will and won out in the end. He was nursing like a pro in no time. Well, actually the battle went on for about six full weeks of me pumping every feeding until he gave in. Although he is the shortest and smallest child in his class, his quick personality allows him to be the ring leader of probably a bit too much. His size has not been a big deal to him. He seems to truly get it does not really matter. Thank you God for that one.
He is fascinated by math and hates, let me just say loathes, to read. I just can’t go there on the reading thing. Did I mention he has a mind of his own?
Spring? Well, every spring now I am reminded of why children are God’s gift to us, a blessing. My life changed forever that spring. Forever in a way that really can’t be described by even the best of writers. I want to tell my children some beautiful spring day they may become parents and they will never hold their hearts again. Gates has my heart wrapped around his finger. My other children do too of course, but Gates introduced me to who I am. He showed me what I was made of and reminded me of Who I belonged to. Children are God’s way of refining us with a gift. I love it when He works that way!
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Gini Branch
12/05/05
Quite a handful, your Gates. Liked the return to the spring focus. Easy read.
Allison Millward
12/07/05
Cute story..was glad you tied spring in at the end.
Jan Ackerson
12/07/05
A few more paragraph breaks would help--especially when you go right from his nursing to his being a ringleader in school.

You did a good job of portraying Gates for your readers. He seems like a cutie-pie!
Marilyn Schnepp 
12/09/05
Writer's write for Readers...therefore, I would suggest making it easier for the Reader by putting a space between each paragraph...and making more paragraphs. Otherwise, cute story.