Baby gal has grown up. Actually , she has repeated enough times that she is not a baby and that she is a big sister. Which I totally agree with her.
This morning, as we dropped her to school, her teachers said, she may become a "politician" as she is able to cunningly mobilise 5 year olds to listen to her and fight among themselves. Well, we may have to train her to use her leadership skills positively with time. But we admire her boldness, confidence.
I am amazed at how much she loves doing her homework, without much supervision.When am running late some evenings, I call home ask if she has homework, she says yes, she removes her book, does the work and waits for us to get home to see. She would rather write and colour than eat. She does her homework very fast and I continue to pray that she keeps the pace..think she is an opposite of what I was in school, I didn't like school to much.
She loves dresses. But she is clear that she loves her home dresses and not those of school. As I dressed her this morning, she asked why she had to wear a school dress and she lamented as to how she only likes those that she wears after school. Every evening when we get home, she is in a dress and when you tell her how beautiful she is, she glows and smiles so sweetly. When her daddy tells her she looks beautiful, I think that warms her heart, the smile he is given is amazing. I love it when Alex tells her how beautiful she is because, as a girl and as a young lady to be, knowing that her daddy thinks and says she is beautiful, he captivates her her and her self esteem just grows. Research says, gals who have felt loved and appreciated by their dads, end up being very confident. I always remember the movie"Courageous" where the dad , asked his teenage daughter to dress up and took her on a date to the best restaurant and gave her a beautiful ring. Lesson to her was that she was valuable and loved and even as she looked for a man to date her, she would always remember how valuable she was. To me that was so profound, and I look forward to a day, when Alex and Samara will have that talk.
Oh, what touches me most is her eagerness to pray and sincerity. She is also quite specific. Dear God, thank you for our mummies and daddies. Thank you for the pink bicycle that mummy and daddy will buy when they get pesa. When somebody in school isnt feeling well, she will ask that we pray for them to get well. Sunday school they say she loves praying. Ems told me she has to talk in Sunday school , but at times she gives a totally different response/topic from what is being taught. My cousin also told me , she was singing twinkle twinkle little star in their Sunday school when she visited their church and that's when I decided that she has been watching too much of Barney and Dora and needs to retrace her steps to the bible song DVDs that she used to watch . Am so glad to say that she admits when she doesn't know a song and the one she knows she sings and dances along.
All in all, I feel like I have a small teenager in the house. Of course those with the real teens can testify more. How many times has Samara tols me she is a big gal,?How many times has she said she can do it on her own?..countless. My prayer is "Lord help me to understand her and allow her to grow and become independent and responsible".
I sincerely thank God for you Samara. Thank you for being a blessingin our lives, even in the dark season, you remind us of God's faithfulness and love towards us. Your simple and truthful prayers, captivate my heart and I pray that you will grow to love and understand God and His word. May you be passionate about Him and may He be your God all the days of your life.
Loads of love
Mummy
This morning, as we dropped her to school, her teachers said, she may become a "politician" as she is able to cunningly mobilise 5 year olds to listen to her and fight among themselves. Well, we may have to train her to use her leadership skills positively with time. But we admire her boldness, confidence.
I am amazed at how much she loves doing her homework, without much supervision.When am running late some evenings, I call home ask if she has homework, she says yes, she removes her book, does the work and waits for us to get home to see. She would rather write and colour than eat. She does her homework very fast and I continue to pray that she keeps the pace..think she is an opposite of what I was in school, I didn't like school to much.
She loves dresses. But she is clear that she loves her home dresses and not those of school. As I dressed her this morning, she asked why she had to wear a school dress and she lamented as to how she only likes those that she wears after school. Every evening when we get home, she is in a dress and when you tell her how beautiful she is, she glows and smiles so sweetly. When her daddy tells her she looks beautiful, I think that warms her heart, the smile he is given is amazing. I love it when Alex tells her how beautiful she is because, as a girl and as a young lady to be, knowing that her daddy thinks and says she is beautiful, he captivates her her and her self esteem just grows. Research says, gals who have felt loved and appreciated by their dads, end up being very confident. I always remember the movie"Courageous" where the dad , asked his teenage daughter to dress up and took her on a date to the best restaurant and gave her a beautiful ring. Lesson to her was that she was valuable and loved and even as she looked for a man to date her, she would always remember how valuable she was. To me that was so profound, and I look forward to a day, when Alex and Samara will have that talk.
Oh, what touches me most is her eagerness to pray and sincerity. She is also quite specific. Dear God, thank you for our mummies and daddies. Thank you for the pink bicycle that mummy and daddy will buy when they get pesa. When somebody in school isnt feeling well, she will ask that we pray for them to get well. Sunday school they say she loves praying. Ems told me she has to talk in Sunday school , but at times she gives a totally different response/topic from what is being taught. My cousin also told me , she was singing twinkle twinkle little star in their Sunday school when she visited their church and that's when I decided that she has been watching too much of Barney and Dora and needs to retrace her steps to the bible song DVDs that she used to watch . Am so glad to say that she admits when she doesn't know a song and the one she knows she sings and dances along.
All in all, I feel like I have a small teenager in the house. Of course those with the real teens can testify more. How many times has Samara tols me she is a big gal,?How many times has she said she can do it on her own?..countless. My prayer is "Lord help me to understand her and allow her to grow and become independent and responsible".
I sincerely thank God for you Samara. Thank you for being a blessingin our lives, even in the dark season, you remind us of God's faithfulness and love towards us. Your simple and truthful prayers, captivate my heart and I pray that you will grow to love and understand God and His word. May you be passionate about Him and may He be your God all the days of your life.
Loads of love
Mummy
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