See you at the pole!!

Every year that I leave O off at the flagpole at the school she is attending to pray, I get this feeling inside of me. I don't know how to explain it really. I guess maybe it's a feeling of pride. Knowing that she's willing to do this. To put herself out there and proclaim that she's a Christian and that she prays for her school and her friends. But it's something else too. It's a humbling experience for me. I was definitely not like that when I was her age. Oh, I knew who God was. I had searched for Him my whole life it seemed and really hadn't found Him. I just wasn't looking hard enough. By the time I was Os age, I was into all sorts of things I shouldn't have been. I was running away from all the pain in my life. And I was going the way of the world. O seems to be eschewing that!! Praise God!!

I had a meeting last night and she was home for a bit by herself. When I came in, she was on the computer *what a surprise, right?* and so I asked her what she was doing, I happened to look down and see my Joyce Meyer Little Purple book. So I say, ok, what's up? Who is needing Scripture right now? She fills me in how she's trying to help a friend and she knew she'd be able to find exactly what she was looking for quickly by going to that book. So while I was sitting in a meeting at the high school *105 minutes of my life I'll never get back btw* she was here sitting in the same place I'm sitting now, sharing Gods Word through the computer screen. Humbling!!

There are days that I just don't recognize my daughter. The attitude is in place, this person that looks like her, except when she has the emo hairdo, walks around the house in a funk/mood or whatever and I think, I'm screwing this up Lord. There's something wrong here, and I don't know what to do about it. And then something like this happens, a friend needs help, and she reaches out and there's the daughter I'm raising!! I think I just hit on something. She needs to be serving. That's what ignites her faith!! I know that does it for me too!! Sheesh, am I dense or what? So I just need to pray that God sends along all sorts of opportunities for O to serve and that she is obedient and acts on them, and then I will see her attitude be more in line w/Gods Will for her.

Ok, how cool is that??!??!?! :o)

So between that incident and last night seeing her for the first time in a new skit for drama team, using her best British/Australian accent, I had a pretty contented feeling/time w/my daughter. Not only THAT ~ she actually sat down to talk w/me when I got home!!! WOO HOO!!!!! :o)

Ok, I'm off to start the day. Sorry for the ramble, but......

Blessings ~