Sunday, February 25, 2018

She's stepping out!

So proud of our Lily bean she's finally stepping out.  She has always loved to sing and yet she has refused to join the chorus because she has been afraid of performing.  However, on her own, she decided to sign up for the 6th-grade chorus!  Yay, Lily.  She also joined a flute choir that her flute teacher leads and is enjoying it!

She also just finished another swim season with the YMCA.  I think she enjoyed it and made some new friends. She wants to play soccer again, so that will start shortly.

She continues to do well in school and gets wonderful compliments from her teacher regarding her character.  Her teacher states, "Lily displays a great deal of responsibility in both the care of her belongings and in maintaining the classroom and its materials.  This care and sense of responsibility transfer directly to her attention to detail in the presentation of her work.  Lily is a leader in the classroom, consistently making good choices in all parts of the day.  Her kind, caring, and friendly character makes her a role model for her classmates.  Her trustworthiness and cheery demeanor have made her a friend to many.  She is respectful of others and uses common sense to problem solve independently and in a positive manner."   Needless to say, we are super proud!!!!!!

She also appears to be developing her own personal faith in Jesus which brings me so much joy!  After a short respite from the youth group she has returned to their Wednesday night meetings and has been memorizing scripture, even asked to download a bible app on her cell phone!  She is currently doing this challenge which is supposed to help her get in touch with the experience of people in poverty.  She has slept on the hard floor for over 1 week and even took a cold shower!  

Thursday, February 1, 2018

It's all about her hair!

Lily has always had beautiful tresses and has taken loving care of them, but now with her pre-teeness hair preening has taken on a new level!  Look at these beautiful locks today!  I think these were done with either soccer socks or braids or both!