This post was originally published as part of #fiveminutefriday on March 14, 2014
TGIF! I’m excited to be here with you again on a Friday; writing the Five Minute Friday Challenge byLisa Jo Baker.
This week the prompt is ‘crowd.’
To my Emma: my one prayer is that you be strong enough to stand up to the crowd. That you are able to pave your own way and know in your core what’s right and wrong. I just read this morning of a 16 year old that ended up so close to death because she decided to raid her father’s liquor cabinet with her cousin. She had 2 beers and 6 shots…her blood alcohol level was high enough to kill a grown man. I pray you will know and understand that at 16, you have no business messing around with things which can impair you in this manner. She followed the crowd.
I also read of a young girl who decided she didn’t want to follow the crowd. She had taken her younger sister bra shopping and was so disgusted at the ‘options’ available to her sister, that she decided to create her own bra for the preteen and teenage girls who aren’t looking to have their cup sizes ‘enlarged’…there’s enough time for that…trust me. She didn’t follow the crowd.
To my Elijah: my one prayer is that you have a voice that others will follow. That others will be drawn to you and you will lead them on the path of righteousness. That you will not succumb to the society’s objectification of women; that you would see we are all beautiful in our own right. That you will be a Godly man in this God-less world and you will stand up for the ‘weaker’ sex.
I pray that you will understand what it really means to be a superhero. That it’s not about the glory received, but rather the glory given to our Creator that really matters.
My overwhelming desire in life is that I show you both what it means to stand out from the crowd. To go after what you desire, but all the while, showing kindness and compassion to those around you. To fight for your beliefs and never. give. up. while being a voice of encouragement. The world needs more of that.
My prayer is, in its basest form, that you will recognize the crowd for what it is and remember that God made you to be unique. We aren’t all meant to be alike and following along the same path.
I’ll love you forever. I’ll like you for always. As long as I’m living, my babies you’ll be…
Love,
Your Momma
Hey! It’s nice to run into a fellow Five-Minute Friday blogger :). I love this post–there are so many things we wish we could just mainline into our children’s psyches, aren’t there? One of the most difficult things for me has always been watching our daughters transition into young adulthood–my time as mommy is up, and now I get to be a friend and I hope so badly that all the lessons we taught during the teaching years stick! May God bless you and your family.
Hey Anita! I think we are meant to be bloggin’ soul sisters! I just commented on your post with the wonderful photography! You do wonderful work. Hope you’ll come visit again soon 🙂
Michelle, beautiful words and response to the “crowd” prompt. Love the prayers you are saying over your sweet children. Thanks for stopping by and saying hi on my blog. Hope you have a wonderful day and so glad to meet a new #soulfriend