Proud.

I've never been more proud of A. Well that isn't true, because there are plenty of times where I've been extremely proud of her.
I'm her mom, I know. So I might sound a tad biased. However.. She continually amazes me with the grace at which she handles things.

She came home from school yesterday and shared some things with me. They were hard things to share. Things that had her worried, scared her, and hurt her heart for others. We talked about it all the way to youth group. I wasn't sure if I handled it well or right, or even said the right things. I have to admit, I was a little shocked. Speechless even. But it had affected her and all of her friends greatly. As she shared, I prayed for the wisdom from God to say the right things. One of the things that A knows about me though, it is that I will pray.

She asked me to pray for her friends at school. There is some stuff going there. But what I was most impressed by is that she came to me to talk about it, she wanted me to pray and knew I would, she shared how it made her feel, and she was going to go to the school counselor and speak with her as well on behalf of her friends. All because she was concerned for her friends and about her friends.

I am blessed to be able to share in Alyssa's life, growth, grace. To be able to watch her grow into a beautiful young woman.

I went to her school today to talk to one of the teachers as well. A has early school on certain days and I drive her. D&I talked about it and decided that we should also say something. So, I went in and her teacher listened and said that he would talk to the counselor as well. He also said that Alyssa is a wonderful, caring person.

And you know what? She truly is. She truly is.