My little Hannah. My sweetheart. My greatest challenge. Because she is so unlike me and yet so very like me it's scary. She's my diva, my princess, my petite little challenge.
I am more hard on her than I am on my other two for sure because as opposite a we are, I see myself in her. I see the things that I struggle with and the things that maybe I see as my insecurities and so I know I push her.
She is sensitive. I've been called over sensitive too many times. And so I try to toughen her up.
She is shy, I am naturally shy-I really don't enjoy meeting new people, I never know what to say or how to act. And so I push her to be more outgoing.
She is girly, loves pink and everything princess. I've never really considered myself very girly but admired those who were, so I push her to be more of a tomboy because that's what I know.
She is petite and beautiful in everyway. I have never been confident in my appearance and so I am more sensitive to what she wears and how her hair looks than maybe I should be.
She is one amazing little girl. And she has taught me so much about myself in the four short but glorious years of her life. I am lucky to have her. She makes me smile daily, she stretches me daily. She has taught me to appreciate and value my true identity and I just pray that the Lord will grant me patience and teach me to slow down my daily pace long enough to truly appreciate, value and absorb every ounce of who she is.
I pray that I can foster self esteem, intelligence, and confidence in my daughter through love and guidance. I pray that I allow her to grow into the amazing woman God is designing her to be, and I pray that I do nothing to interfere with the goals of my little individual princess.
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