Thursday, February 26, 2009

Little Bit -o- Braggin'

First, all the glory goes to God. That's a given, but I just wanted to make sure I said that outloud.

This post is to brag on my oldest daughter. We call her Eeyore or Roo on here...depending on her mood.

I'm so proud of her. She has shown me that she has an amazing stick-with-it attitude and will persevere even in difficult circumstances. She is far more focused and driven than I was at her age.

When she was sick, I gave her the option to stay home after she had a particularly difficult week at school (she was teased and picked on). She said, "No, that's ok mom. I don't want to miss my science class. My partner would miss me and I don't want to let him down. We are working on this cool project..." When I was her age, I took every opportunity to get out of school for the sniffles. I guarantee you that I would have JUMPED at the chance to stay home. But not Roo. God has really put in her determination that exceeds any that I may have.

Even though, this school year has had it's ups and downs, tears and laughter, frustration and success, through it all Roo has persevered and pushed on. She has been determined to make it work. She has achieved some academic success and has found her niche. She thinks of herself as a "brain" and has identified herself as someone who does well in school. Her confidence seems to be growing by leaps and bounds (even though she still is very insecure at times too).

I felt inspired to write this because, I would not have posted this glowing of a post a year or so ago. I am truly amazed at what God is doing in Roo. Despite me! I try my hardest to be the best mom I can be for Roo, but inevitably I fall short. Far short. She's my first and it's all new for me too.

Roo has been on Honor Roll at her middle school all year and her teachers have nothing by good things to say about her. The only thing she has gotten in trouble for is chewing gum in class! I'll take that any day!

We celebrated her Honor Roll achievement the other day with a treat out for ice cream with the whole family. It was loud, rambunctious, and fun. Her sisters thanked her and told her what a good job she was doing. It was pretty cool!

I'm looking forward to many more such celebrations.


Kim