She walked confidently into the room and looked at the scene.
Wading pools, water slides, 50-foot towers filled with water guns, hoses, buckets, and all manner of sprayers filled the space. To the left, a large shallow pool full of toddlers played on four slides. Further in front of us she found the wave pool, and next to it the lazy river packed tight with families on rafts. Large slides twisted and turned their way indoors and then outdoors before dumping their soggy guests back inside on their rafts.
She wanted to do it all.
As I strapped the little life jacket on her three-year-old tummy, I saw no fear in her eyes. Just pure joy and excitement from this girl who was experiencing something new. After walking her to the first small slide and watching her slip down to the water with squeal of glee, her requests for someone to catch her at the bottom turned into, “Mommy, you can just stand back there — way back there.”
Those small successes made her brave . . . to keep going, to try the next slide, and the next, until she was on the biggest water slides she could find for her size, with my husband as her constant companion and me as her ever present cheerleader.
Will you read the rest with me over at (in)courage today? I’d love to hear who in your life is making you brave because of their courage!
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Friday Favorites
I’m going to keep the list short & sweet today because I’d just love, love for you to jump over to (in)courage to read that post – it doesn’t exactly lead where you think it might 🙂
I’ll plan to jump on Periscope again around noon EST to go into these a little more, so join me there! {affiliate links included, so if you’re reading this in your email you might need to click over!}
Read
- The Good, The Bad, and the Grace of God – I love that the release of this book came at the same time as the launch of the new season of Duck Dynasty. Jessica & Jep are two of my favorites on the show, and their story is so beautifully real and authentic. I love how they take turns telling their stories so you can watch their lives connect, and I just adore how the stories of their families are woven into their own tales, painting a fascinating picture of the power and influence of family on the character of a child.
- The Canterbury Sisters
Watch
Wear
- Revelation Wellness “She is Fierce, She is Free” Tank
- Pura Vida Bracelets
- Walmart Swimsuit
- Old Navy Mesh Panel Yoga Pants
- Athleta Kama Capris
Eat
Support
That’s the round up for today – if you want to hear why these made the list, hang out with me today on Periscope. I’ll figure out how to turn the chat back on so I can see it so we can actually … you know … chat 😉