Dear
Sadie,
The
other day I was looking at your brother standing there looking very cool in his
dark cargo jean shorts, gray skateboarding t-shirt, and black & white
slip-on Adidas. He looked like a true “cool kid.” But he’s only one! I think about just how great it is to be able
to dress you kids in whatever we think you should be wearing, and you just have
to wear it! You don’t really have a say
in the matter. Even at three, you never
really have an opinion. You have things
you like more than others, but you never complain or fight me. Yet! J I can’t help but think about how this applies
to other areas of parenting. How long
can I portray you in the colors and lights that I choose? For now, I am the one who interprets your
talents, your personality, your likes and dislikes, and just about everything
about you. But soon, you and Titus will
be standing on your own two feet. No
longer will we dress you, literally or figuratively. You are going to shine in your own true
colors. And it may not be what I would
choose, but you will wear what Christ has put in you and your differences will
make you unique in Him. I will encourage
this in you, and pray that you will be true to yourself, not conform to what
others think you should be, and show yourself as hidden in Christ. Because it is there that you will shine the
brightest in all of the colors He has chosen for you.
Love,
Mommy
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