Recently Lacey Kate and I had a disagreement. I expressed my feelings and Lacey told me hers. It wasn't pretty, very real. Lacey stormed off to her room. Shortly after that she reappeared threw a note in my lap and went back to her room. To my surprise....Lacey Kate who is often difficult to deal with and seems superficial, left me with a very humbling letter. In those pages I found someone I knew was there ,but wasn't sure she knew. Lacey Kate is very smart, but finds the easy way out of much of life's responsibilities, or so I thought. It seems from her letter she is much more aware of the conflict between us than I thought. I've read and experienced that being 13 is not easy. Maybe it is not easy, because beneath that blossming teenager is someone we will be very proud to know, but we have not allowed ourselves to see. With this letter I was allowed to see that beneath all the ugly looks and sighs is a deep well thought out person who is really trying. Lacey Kate is the baby. I feel accomplished as I have two very wonderful women, one almost grown (Britta) and one grown into a wonderful beauty (Lindsay Ann). I am learning and I am humbled by Lacey Kate. Hopefully and prayerfully she will be my greatest accomplishment as a mother. I can not claim Lacey Kate's accomplishments as my own, as her sisters have helped me to raise yet another future "Hallberg" woman!! One of my dearest friends, Gena recently was taken aback by a photo of Lacey Kate...she could not believe the resemblence of Lacey Kate to me when I was a young adult. I hope Lacey appreciates this...I have been very blessed by God, I was blessed with good looks and eventually learned God had given me brains too! What I wish most for Lacey Kate is for her to love herself and be content in the gifts God has given her and never settle for less. I want her to feel confident in Gods love.
Monday, February 23, 2009
My/Our greatest accomplishment...I hope and pray!!
Recently Lacey Kate and I had a disagreement. I expressed my feelings and Lacey told me hers. It wasn't pretty, very real. Lacey stormed off to her room. Shortly after that she reappeared threw a note in my lap and went back to her room. To my surprise....Lacey Kate who is often difficult to deal with and seems superficial, left me with a very humbling letter. In those pages I found someone I knew was there ,but wasn't sure she knew. Lacey Kate is very smart, but finds the easy way out of much of life's responsibilities, or so I thought. It seems from her letter she is much more aware of the conflict between us than I thought. I've read and experienced that being 13 is not easy. Maybe it is not easy, because beneath that blossming teenager is someone we will be very proud to know, but we have not allowed ourselves to see. With this letter I was allowed to see that beneath all the ugly looks and sighs is a deep well thought out person who is really trying. Lacey Kate is the baby. I feel accomplished as I have two very wonderful women, one almost grown (Britta) and one grown into a wonderful beauty (Lindsay Ann). I am learning and I am humbled by Lacey Kate. Hopefully and prayerfully she will be my greatest accomplishment as a mother. I can not claim Lacey Kate's accomplishments as my own, as her sisters have helped me to raise yet another future "Hallberg" woman!! One of my dearest friends, Gena recently was taken aback by a photo of Lacey Kate...she could not believe the resemblence of Lacey Kate to me when I was a young adult. I hope Lacey appreciates this...I have been very blessed by God, I was blessed with good looks and eventually learned God had given me brains too! What I wish most for Lacey Kate is for her to love herself and be content in the gifts God has given her and never settle for less. I want her to feel confident in Gods love.
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Your post was so beautiful. I remember when Lacey was that little. She has always been lovely and has always had a mind of her own.
ReplyDeleteYou are doing a great job with your girls. We both know that 13 is a hard age. It is hard to live through and hard to deal with. Just hang in there. She will be just wonderful, like the others.
I pray for the same things...but she is so smart and beautiful! You've done a great job so far with all of us...keep it up! :) I sure do love that little girl!
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