Put A Ring On It

Is it wrong that yesterday, while blaring Beyonce's catchy tune, I was overwhelmed with pure joy out of watching my sweetling laugh at me while shaking my booty shamelessly across my kitchen...I think not! We do listen to more appropriate music for the most part, and most days, we can be found singing praise music(especially Hosanna), or the Jones family favorite, Mama Dada, sung to the tune of Twinkle-Twinkle, (her daddy sings this one especially nice).
Now stay with me faithful readers I have a point. Since the day she was born I new she had sass (which indecently I prayed for Mommy's looks, Daddy's personality, we got Mommy's personality and Daddy's looks) but than I read this post by my blog friend Amanda, and got a little nervous. I read her description of sweet little Maryn's gentle personality and thought, "well that doesn't sound familiar." I truly do desire Miss Liberty to have a quiet and gentle spirit however, as I watch my Little's personality develop, I fear some of her qualities are quite the opposite. Dear Libby is stubborn and strong willed, when she doesn't get her way. She clenches her fists when she gets mad, and lately it seems like she has learned to pinch!
Oh Libby, I think that gentle and quiet are qualities that you will have to learn. I am learning that I must teach my Libby to be sweet and gentle, so that when she is grown people will quite easily describe her as lady. So what to do with this stubborn and slightly feisty behavior? Well, I will pray for grace while raising her and hope that the stubbornness turns to determination and the feisty turns to gumption, b/c let's be honest, God gave her these qualities and as her mother I must trust him to use them for His glory!
So what, you might ask, does this have to do with dancing in the kitchen? The answer is my heart was warmed by the fact that even though she has some qualities that will need to be refined, she laughs, and smiles with ease and that dear friends trumps everything else.

As her personality grows so does she, 5 months down. I triple dog, dare you to look at her smile and not feel inclined to smile yourself. I love her, stubborn, feisty, and all.