Monday, October 11, 2010

So should I just quit now?

There is is scene in the movie Akeela and the Bee, after her first spelling bee. She has just blown the competition away and it is quite obvious that she has natural talent. An adult is talking to her about the one word that she missed and she blurts out,"So should I just quit now?"

That question rings in my mind quite often and I have to chuckle at myself. Like last week at our first 4H club meeting. Ruff and Ready is our club name and you can guess it is a dog training club. We met the dog trainer for the first time. She is a boxer and boston terrier specialist, has 17 of them at home, and shows them all over the country. She immediately started playing with Lyla and when it was her turn to speak, she looked at Grace and me and said, "This one is going to be a handful. " Then she gave me a wide eyed stare. The one that says more than the words spoken.

I gulped, wondering, "So should we just quit now?"

Grace apparently didn't read into the trainers words like I did. On the way home, she said, "Lyla did really well, mom. I am excited.

So, we move forward. Lyla isn't the only one learning.


5 comments:

MYstory of HIStory said...

Love it! I was recently telling another friend about how it seems often God gives us certain circumstances to parallel others in our lives as if to teach us something ... as seems to be the case here! :)

ann marie said...

Kids always skip right by the stuff that needs to be skipped right by. I had a similar exprience with Anthony this weekend. It was refreshing.

BeckyJoie said...

That was touching. What a great lesson.

Jen--The Straightforward Mom said...

What a great opportunity for you and Grace to share something special!

Melissa said...

Life would be way too boring without something or someone like Lyla - who is a handful.