Nineteen years ago today, a blessed event occurred at Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine.
Christina Ann Moore was born—on a day much colder than the 50+ degree weather we are enjoying today.
Back in 1991, Peggy, John and I had just moved to Portland- I had started my job at 94.9 WHOM in January. The house in Ellsworth was up for sale, Peggy had quit her teaching job at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine—and we were starting a brand new life in Portland.
Seems like only yesterday.
Fast forward to 2010—and our little girl is a freshman at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska! This is her first birthday away from home—and although Peggy had a cake sent to her from some local Omaha bakery, it just won’t be the same.
But that’s OK—as our little girl is all grown up now and realizing her dreams halfway across the country. Each of our kids have to create their own lives—and with her older brother in New York, Christina is now spreading her wings. Only her younger brother, 10 year old Kevin remains a full-time resident at the “Casa de Moore”
From those first baby steps, to playtime with our then-dog K.C., riding bikes, girl scouts—all giving way to sports, middle school dances and an avalanche of high school activities. Then, her association with the Maine Diocesan Youth triggered a faith and a commitment that the rest of her family can only imagine—and admire. This awakening inside Christina—and her incredible spirit—has been an example and inspiration to all of us.
Christina has had her share of disappointments---from the cruelty that I’m told all adolescent girls suffer from their peers—to the “routine” growing pains that all kids endure. Through it all, she has always maintained a positive outlook and forgiving nature.
I WISH I could have been that way at that age—and perhaps I’m still not even now. In short, Christina Moore is a remarkable young woman and I’m so unbelievably proud to be her Dad.
So, out there in Nebraska, some 1,500 miles away, your Mother, two brothers and I send our love and best wishes for a very Happy Birthday! You have blessed our lives more than we can say-and more than you will ever know…..and we LOVE YOU!!
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