Girls are SO very different than boys. My poor Piggy ended up with the short end of the stick when it came to girl moms. I loathe shopping, I can't do hair, I know nothing about fashion, I never wear makeup or jewelry and I certainly can't dance. Most days I have no idea what I'm supposed to do with this pink bundle that was given to my care 9yrs ago. But she's always wanted to dance.
Enter Ms Stacey! Ms Stacey entered our lives at the perfect time. Although it was through soccer with our boys, she has become one of my closest friends, biggest prayer warriors & now my Piggy's awesome ballet teacher & encourager.
Last night when Pigs was trying to learn how to Chasse, she caught a glimpse of her daddy & I giggling in the mirror. Try explaining to a 9yrs old that you weren't laughing at her but at the movement her body was making & you'll quickly find there is very little difference. She was devastated. But God immediately gave Ms Stacey the words to say. I however am still devastated that my actions cut my precious mini so deeply. Still to the point of tears. How could I be so absent minded?
But because our children love us unconditionally, she's forgiven me. She's moved ahead & hopefully both of us have learned from this. Pigs has learned that there are going to be times when momma lets you down. There will be times when momma will come to you & beg for your forgiveness. There will be times when you have to forgive your own momma. And me? It is the reminder that I still have the ability to break a part of my own, tiny, independently beating heart through my careless actions BUT my children, all children, love more like God than we could ever give them credit. Their love for us is deep & real & eternally unconditional. Maybe THIS is what Jesus meant when he said to come to him like a little child. Thankfully because he's a much better parent than I'll ever be I'll never feel that devastation of being let down.
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