I am so proud of my 11 year old (almost 12) daughter. She has been very blessed with many gifts and abilities. She is very artistic, very athletic, and very smart. She is also very beautiful inside and out. I know, I know, I am her mother and that's what I am suppose to think! However, this opinion has been affirmed in many different arenas. One place where I worry about her is in her confidence. Even though she has all of this going for her, she sometimes acts shy and very conscience of other people's opinions. She also tries to be "perfect" which was a "red flag" to me because I just want her to please God and not man. I would not have said "wisdom" was one of her strong suits either, but then again, she's eleven! However, she really surprised me the other day! We were in the car and she was filling me in on the latest unit in her PE class. They were learning about cheerleading. She said she was enjoying it, but then she said, "You know Mom, I am really not very good at it." With trepidation, I asked, "How do you feel about that?" She said, "Well, I am actually kind of glad to be 'bad' at something because everyone always says I am perfect at stuff." Wow! I was so proud of her for not bursting into tears because she wasn't the "best!" I really saw wisdom in her statement because she is learning to be herself and not try to please everyone else! It's my blog, and I can brag if I want to!!!
