Having daughters is a trip and of course having a son is a different kind of trip. Each child whether grown or not is a wonderful blessing to our family. The trials have been there with each, but mostly the joys are what we remember.
This evening, I was thinking about one of our daughters in particular and I thought it especially important to expound upon (or is that just "on") her life over the last year.
Perhaps a little background from a mother's perspective might be nice...
She was named at birth and had the beautiful hair coloring of her sister and father.
Her name...given to her by the Almighty carried several meanings. One was that she would manifest Him and that she also would have no judge but God himself. A very big vision for such a tiny little lady so full of spunk, curiosity and an imagination that Disney himself would have loved to have had.
She was so small she had to wear suspenders because slim was just not slim enough. She said "no" when in Kindergarten I asked her if she needed help opening the door because she had to use every muscle in her body just to get it cracked.
She, though sometimes nervous, had the courage to step out and try even if she didn't get what she was pursuing. She had the courage, and her courage gave her favor in the eyes of a special teacher who saw in her a unique quality of being able to make people smile. She had, and still has God manifesting his light in her life.
She had the courage to go overseas when most wanted to stay at home. In her, I saw growth...one more step to becoming a woman for all seasons.
I saw courage as she made harder and harder decisions, and with each new lesson learned, she let her determination to follow God take her to the next lesson. Of course, she is not to her destination as of yet, but then neither are any of us.
Courage is her name. Determination is in her character. Brilliance is her covering. God is her judge.
Sometimes we forget the journey we took to becoming the woman we are today. Sometimes we forget that there were times when others truly did not understand what we were going through and made quick judgements or threw out canned Christian phrases which made us feel small and inadequate.
En-courage means to infuse courage into someone. This may mean that a hard word is necessary, but it generally is followed by the truth of who God made them to be. Not all are prophets, and to those who are prophetic, a word spoken out of season can have the results of cutting off one's limb and walking away before applying salve for healing.
Each woman is different and each has her own personality. This little lady I write about has such a gift, it makes me cry. Whenever I talk with her, she nearly always teaches me something through her relationship with God. She is not where she wants to be, but she is becoming a woman for all seasons.
Remember when you passed from one season to another and wondered how you got through it? Remember how when you ached you thought that season would last for a lifetime, but it didn't? Remember how alone you felt but then found out that you were not really alone? Perspective has come for most of us after we got through the storm. Sometimes it has come during the storm so that we would not give up.
Whatever you are going through today, remember that you are becoming a woman no matter what your age...a woman for all seasons of life.
P.S. - To you, my sunshine, I love you! Remember your call, to manifest Him. Remember, only He has the right to judge you! God loves you.
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