1. Every year of Jr. High and High School, she participates all week long in homecoming week by dressing up in the particular type of costume set forth by the student body. This, though it has been embarrassing at times for her, shows how much school spirit she has and how much she is dedicated to participating in school activities. She works on the float every year, though only a handful of kids from her 50 student class do so. Here she is this year as a superhero:
2. At the end of Homecoming week this year, the kids had MORP. Prom spelled backwards, as the girls ask the boys. It's not a romantic dinner/dance kind of thing. It's a friend/activity kind of thing. This year she asked a very nice young man from her class. I asked her why she picked him out of all the boys in her school. She said, "He's the only boy who I've never heard anything unwholesome come out of his mouth." This shows her priorities. She isn't interested in the muscle-bound, cute, athletic boy because of how he looks. She looks at the character of the person to decide who she wants to spend time with. 1 Sam. 16:7 says, But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." Here they are before they left for the Standford football game as Robin Hood and Maid Merriam.
3. Last night she had to drive her new car to youth group for the first time. She's been working on driving the manual transmission. She was very apprehensive. Greg and I left to go to dinner. When we got home we were happy to see she had driven her car. When she got home she said before she left she called her Youth Pastor and asked him to pray for her. He prayed for her on the phone. She said she felt at peace afterwards and was able to drive there. I'm proud of her being able to ask her Youth Pastor for prayer and seeking God for strength. Today she drove her car to school all by herself for the first time. She's growing up!
4. She's braver than I was at that age. Her wisdom teeth are coming in. Because she's had braces, she wants to get them pulled, as they're crowding her other teeth and she doesn't want to waste the thousands of dollars the braces cost. How thoughtful!
Okay, I'm done bragging for now. Thank you for indulging me! Have a blessed Thursday evening.
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