My oldest daughter, Savannah Grace has the most fitting name ever. I always knew from the moment I found out I was pregnant that if it was a girl she would have Grace in her name, after all from conception~she was the perfect example of God's grace.
She has continuously lived up to this name and never fails to amaze me on a daily basis. Don't get me wrong she has a very normal temperament and very normal moments of childish immaturity but so often has these incredible insightful moments that leave me in total awe.
Last night she came to me and said she needed to talk, we went into my bedroom and sprawled out on my bed, I was ready for some 'girl talk' :)
She proceeds to tell me about our next door neighbors' oldest girl who is 13 and beginning high school in the fall. Savannah tells me how she feels this girl is scared about starting high school without any of her old middle school friends, how she puts up a 'tough' act but Savannah knows it's just to avoid getting hurt. She tells me this girl is really great at soccer and is too afraid of being negatively judged to join the high school team, and how she (Savannah) has been praying for her(the neighbor) and feeling the pull to share with her Bible stories pertaining to courage. She then tells me that this girl was using her little sister as an excuse to not join up because of after school practice she wouldn't be able to pick her up from the bus stop. Savannah asked if we could start picking up the little sister so that the older one could join soccer. This all coming from my little girl!
I was left completely breathless. I mean here is this 10 year old, so insightful and observant, cares so much about other people and looking for any way to help out someone in need because it is second nature to her. The kicker of it all is Savannah's frequently picked on because of her kind heart, her peers have always found her generosity to be a weakness and take every opportunity to poke fun at her innocence. Yet Savannah just let's it roll of her back, she will confide in me if it gets to be bothersome, we talk and pray together and she moves on. Never does she act differently though, she refuses to conform to their 'worldly' standards and to that I say God is truly amazing.
I am humbled daily at His wonders that are my children, my husband and my life.
Amazing Grace.
She has continuously lived up to this name and never fails to amaze me on a daily basis. Don't get me wrong she has a very normal temperament and very normal moments of childish immaturity but so often has these incredible insightful moments that leave me in total awe.
Last night she came to me and said she needed to talk, we went into my bedroom and sprawled out on my bed, I was ready for some 'girl talk' :)
She proceeds to tell me about our next door neighbors' oldest girl who is 13 and beginning high school in the fall. Savannah tells me how she feels this girl is scared about starting high school without any of her old middle school friends, how she puts up a 'tough' act but Savannah knows it's just to avoid getting hurt. She tells me this girl is really great at soccer and is too afraid of being negatively judged to join the high school team, and how she (Savannah) has been praying for her(the neighbor) and feeling the pull to share with her Bible stories pertaining to courage. She then tells me that this girl was using her little sister as an excuse to not join up because of after school practice she wouldn't be able to pick her up from the bus stop. Savannah asked if we could start picking up the little sister so that the older one could join soccer. This all coming from my little girl!
I was left completely breathless. I mean here is this 10 year old, so insightful and observant, cares so much about other people and looking for any way to help out someone in need because it is second nature to her. The kicker of it all is Savannah's frequently picked on because of her kind heart, her peers have always found her generosity to be a weakness and take every opportunity to poke fun at her innocence. Yet Savannah just let's it roll of her back, she will confide in me if it gets to be bothersome, we talk and pray together and she moves on. Never does she act differently though, she refuses to conform to their 'worldly' standards and to that I say God is truly amazing.
I am humbled daily at His wonders that are my children, my husband and my life.
Amazing Grace.
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