My daughter

I cherish my daughter.  I am thankful for the beautiful young woman she is becoming!  She is so kind and caring.  She is so wise and a wonderful friend.  I am amazed each day at how she carries herself in the midst of struggles.  I am proud of how she can take a stand for herself and I love that she is genuine. She is honest and we trust her immensely.

Friendship is a huge theme in her life right now.  Some of that goes with the territory of middle school and some of that goes with realizing that some people may not be the best for you to be around.  H is learning that and sometimes it hurts and sometimes it's very frustrating.  In the face of an old friend hurting her, picking on her and saying unkind things about her, H continues to take the high road, of which I am so proud of her for doing.  I am overjoyed at seeing her existing friendships blossom and how she is learning to make new friends.  H is learning that when you are genuine and truely yourself it shines through.

I love spending time with her.  She tells me everything that is going on in her life and I am so thankful for that!  I didn't have that model growing up.  My mom and I never talked about anything deep.  But from that I have learned that, though I didn't have the greatest example of what to do, I know what not to do with my daughter.

One of the things we like doing lately is watching a show called "Say Yes to the Dress"  It's a show about brides shopping for their wedding dresses.  We love seeing the dresses, hearing the stories, and critiquing the consultants, and the dresses, as well as commenting on the stories of each bride to be.

I continue to pray that our relationship would flourish as mother and daughter.  That she would continue to be open, honest, and comfortable with me so that she will tell me anything that is on her mind.  I pray that God would help guide me in protecting our mother/daughter moments together and that we would find much laughter together.