Went to Lizzie's dive meet tonight. Those little 8 & unders were adorable-- leaning over the board, hesitating, hesitating, you could almost see the trembling. What courageous little people. Every time Liz looked up at the stands she waved and waved and flashed that beautiful big smile at her dad and me. The little ones are so open, so transparent in expressing their desires to please their parents.
As they grow older and gradually gain more independence the expression becomes, appropriately, more reserved. But the desire to please is still there. The shifting relationship as time passes is tricky. With prayer and grace I try to still convey love and respect to all my children even when, and especially when, they are at an age where they are disinclined to display their desire for it.
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Brilliant!
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