myself with are not the things that make her love me more, or more importantly, make her a better person.
this was also a good lesson in grace. i think as mothers we get caught up in all the things that are expected of us from our circle of influence. don’t get me wrong, they are still good things. i delight in watching my daughter use her gifts to play sports and i do love being at school so i can get to know the people that she spends most of her waking hours with. but, i also learned from this exercise that i can cut myself some slack when it 