I know I am not the only parent that worries and prays for her child. In fact, becoming a Mom has made me more faithful in my prayers. I now realize that not only do I have to do what is right for ME, but I have to be a good example in all ways for my daughter to know how a woman should act. Feels like a heavy weight at times.....
I catch myself no longer getting irritated at the strong personality my daughter has. I used to fight her constantly on what to wear, how to wear it, what to eat, and everything else you could possibly imagine. I suppose I wanted her to do it MY way. I have been praying hard about patience, tolerance, understanding and lots of other big words when it comes to my child. I feel like the Good Lord has given me a good sense of humor as an answer to my prayer. I can now laugh at the things she says to me that might have driven me batty just a month or so ago. Things like "Momma, you're so mean" or "I am not going to be your friend anymore" and now I realize it is not my job to be her friend, it's my job to be her MOMMA!
A new prayer for Brooke from me. I pray that she can keep this awesome, often opinionated attitude and turn it into a lifelong confidence about who SHE is, and that she will not cave into the pressures she will feel as she gets older. She has no problem whatsoever telling people when she disagrees with them and refuses to back down, and I hope she can keep that....just learn some tact to go with it. ;o)
I adore this little girl. And with the Good Lord's help I am going to show her just how unconditional a Momma's love can be.
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