The difference in raising a girl and raising a boy is so incredible to me. Sure, boys wear you out but it's a physical exhaustion. I am so exhausted at the end of the day from chasing the boys up the stairs, around the house, through the parking lot, and climbing things. You name it and they have the energy to do it. Girls are exhausting in a different way. Madi has never needed to be chased anywhere. She is content staying still. However, her "sassiness" and her "girly attitude" are mentally draining sometimes! It just amazes me to look at how different boys and girls are. It shows how great our God is. He makes us all so different yet enough alike that we need each other. Simply amazing.
Our Madi is already 6 and it just shocks me how fast time has gone by. It really seems like it was just yesterday that I was holding a sweet little 8 pound baby girl. Now here we are 6 years and 40 pounds later! She is such a sweet girl. She loves to help with her brothers, she loves to draw and color, she couldn't enjoy her dolls anymore and her all time favorite thing to do is "teach". Every afternoon she comes home and arranges her playroom so that she can teach her "students" (dolls and stuffed animals...and baby brothers when they will allow it) - she teaches them to read - not forgetting to stop and correct Mr. Teddy because he was talking while she was trying to teach! wink! She reminds me a lot of myself when I was a little girl! Right now Madi is in gymnastics and cheerleading and seems to really enjoy them. She is really wanting to take piano lessons!
Madi is beginning to show us a soft spot in her heart for the Lord. Just the other day her and Dustin were having a little argument and I asked her, "What does the Bible say about respect".
She responds, "Show proper respect to everyone 1 Peter 2:17".
"Right - so are you showing proper respect to your little bother?" I say.
"No, mam", in a quiet I'm ashamed of myself voice with her head tucked down. A few minutes later she comes to me and tells me that she was sorry she didn't show respect to Dustin and that she is so glad that she has God's word hidden in her heart. "Next time I am going to think about 1 Peter 2:17 before I do something 'not so nice' to my brother." Yay! She's getting it!!!!
I am so proud of Madi and I can't wait to see her grow in the Lord and watch her turn into a young lady!
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| Madi and Mommy at kindergarten graduation! |
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| Our little gymnast |
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| Madi and Tucker! |
Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. -Deuteronomy 4:9
4 comments:
Our little girls sound like TWO PEAS IN A POD!! From age to interest to soft hearts! Tell me why we have never gotten them together to play? wink!! Love you friend!
Beautiful Meghan!!! So glad you have such a blessing in Madi. She is a beautiful little girl who sounds like she has a very precious heart.
Rachel Robbins
You and Scotty are so blessed to have such great children and yu both are such great parents. Love you all, Aunt Mary
aww sounds so sweet....I can tell those kids are one of a kind because the love you have for their dad & the love you both have for Jesus shows in those kids behavior ...so Proud of you Meghan you are a wonderful mother with the patience of Jobe ! Wishing you & yours a Very Merry Christmas .
Love, The Kinton Family
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