Strange Malady

Watch out for this highly contagious illness:
It begins with this look.

It seems to hit preteen girls pretty severely and can suddenly appear
when you try to take her photo.
Or say something humorous that apparently wasn't.
Or even if you ask her to clean her room or pick up her sweaty soccer socks.

There are other signs to watch for:

Complete avoidance or fear of cameras, and singular attention of any kind.

Feeling the need to hide behind large objects.  Classic symptom.

Boys are not immune, but are less likely to contract it with such severity.

Unfortunately, being in close proximity to her horse, he is showing concerning signs of cross-contagion between humans and equine-and it's starting with the look. 

Thanfully, I'm familiar with this strange malady, having two older daughters- one who is completely cured and the other nearing the end stages and showing positive signs of recovery.

The cure?

Time and maturation.

Warning: this is not a 24 hour illness.

Be prepared.

Spring and Horses

There's nothing quite like a beautiful spring day with your horse.

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After all, a girl's first love is her horse.

May Birthday

My girl turned 15 this month.

Gulp.

My second-to-last child is 15.

Not sure how long it's gonna take to process this.

(I tend to finally get comfortable with their age right before their next birthday.)

We celebrated with a drive-in movie on quite possibly the windiest night this season.  

The movie?  Rio 2

Didn't stay for the double feature as one girl's curfew turned her into a pumpkin at midnight.

Teen girls (and a niece), junk food, drive-in, tons of pillows and blankets and laughter.  
Good stuff!

Strength

Virtue: A particular moral Excellence; a Quality or Power;
Strength or  Courage; as the virtue of temperance, of chastity, of charity

Virtue comes from the latin word 'Virtus' meaning 'strength.'
This word originated in the Roman Empire and originally represented a brave warrior and over time came to represent a good man, or someone who did the right thing.

If someone is virtuous they live by a high set of moral values now.
Because they live by those values, they will strive for them and realign themselves often.
Because of this, they are exceptionally strong (virtus).

They live with a strict set of limits and clearly defined "I will" and "I will not" and they have the courage to live by them.
from theredheadedhostess.com 

 


 

Thoughts on a Spring Day