I have written several times about my little sweet boy, but I haven't told you much about my other two children. My sweet girl celebrated her eighth birthday just the other day and I couldn't be prouder of her.
One of the things that my mother taught me (and I am trying to teach my sweet girl) is that it is always better to be "inside out" pretty. Think about it. If you are pretty on the inside, then you are pretty on the outside. It is not always easy, but every day we work on it!
My sweet girl is in second grade and she is quite the handful (I’m sure my mother is laughing as she reads this realizing that "the mother's curse" is alive and well!). She is athletic and can really give the boys a run for their money. She makes good grades and she has a wit and sense of humor that I really can only attribute to her father!
My sweet soldier says I am harder on her than I am the boys and he is probably right. My father taught me the importance of having a firm handshake and being independent. In the absence of sweet girl's father, I want her to learn those valuable lessons too. I want her to have this world on her terms and I want her to know that she doesn't have to depend on anyone for anything. She can do anything she has set in her mind.
But until she grows up and moves out (or maybe then too), "There is no peace I find, but this old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind."
Strength and Courage ... sby