12 Months/ 12 Memories - #12

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Sometimes I wonder if Katylynn is going to want to play the drums when she grows up. She has a pretty good beat when she bobs to music. She's just started clapping, and I'm thinking she has a pretty consistent rhythm with that as well. She has a little toy drum that she loves to beat on. Put boxes in front of her, and she'll have fun beating on them. One day at the church, Janelle surrounded her with hot chocolate containers, and she was in heaven!
Will she be a drummer?
Will she enjoy music?
Will she want to play sports?
Will she be a decent friend to many or a loyal friend to a few?
Will she speak up or sit back?
Will she be even tempered or full of fire in her bones?
What subjects will she excel in at school, and which ones will she struggle with?
What age will she stop thinking of me as "cool"?
Will she ever think of me as "cool"?
How will I react the first time I catch her in a lie?
What am I going to do the first time a boy breaks her heart?
Will she put her trust in Christ at a young age?
Will she have to give life on her a try for a while before choosing to follow Christ?
Will she never choose to follow Christ?

It's been a year, I thought I'd have it all figured out by now! So much to come. So many memories to already cherish. As the questions come, here's what Janelle and I are committed to do in the years to come...
Love Katylynn unconditionally in action and word.
Show her and tell her what it means to follow Jesus.
Walk with her as she learns through her triumphs and failures.
Parent her in faith, and not in fear.
And when she's ready, we will buy her a drum set!