I'm thankful for my girl child
God gave me the best gift I never knew I wanted & needed when he gave us Madison. I'm thankful for her in so many different ways.
1} I'm thankful that she has taught me to love the girly-girl in myself.
2} I'm thankful that she has taught me that your heart is way more important than your intelligence.
She is a very smart girl, but school hasn't always been easy for her, she's not an academic person. But her heart knows so much more than most people. I would way rather have a child that struggles with reading, writing, and arithmetic than a child that struggles with love.
I have a sermon that I heard 7+ years ago that bounces around in my head & heart all the time...
a short summed up version...
When Christians are faced with a situation/person that they don't have an answer for their default mode should ALWAYS be love...but instead most Christians default mode is judgement.
My girl child, her default mode, is LOVE! She was born with the switch in the right place and I pray that the world doesn't change it for her!
3} I'm thankful that she embraces who she is. That she laughs with her whole being. And that she can laugh at herself.
4} I'm thankful that she's willing to step out of the box and try new things. The girl that didn't eat for 8 years...now will taste anything...she'll try any new food you offer her. It's fun to take her to different ethnic restaurants, she loves new foods!
5} I'm thankful for her love of family and friends. It doesn't matter if she sees them every day or once a year. The moment a friend or family drives out of the driveway she turns to us and says, usually with tears in her eyes,
"I miss _fill-in-the-blank_ already!"
6} I'm thankful for her love of babies! She has never seen an ugly baby (Yeah...I said that, we all know there are some not-so-cute babies out there!). She loves them ALL and gets giddy just thinking about the opportunity to hold a baby!
7} I'm thankful that she's 100% a daddy's girl! I'm thankful that she has a father that shows her God's Love and is teaching her what true love looks like. This girl will never settle for less than she deserves in a man because from day one, she's known the love of a true man and has a healthy loving relationship with her father. And bonus...she talks to him about all her 'girl issues'... {not his favorite, but he listens and usually says, "um, I think your mom might know all that."}....
I'm going to stop, because I already went over my list of 3, but I could go on-and-on...
I am so very thankful for my daughter!
2 comments:
I have to chuckle at how much she is different than you were but then am amazed at how much she is like you, my sensitive, caring daughter! Madison has definitely been a special person from the very beginning.
I would also love to hear some of her 'girl issue' conversations with Beau! Chuckle, chuckle.
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