"Mimi, we match!" There isn't anything more precious to my ears than hearing that sweet little 3-year old voice say "hey Mimi". It is the music that my heart needs right now.
As I stood toe-to-toe with my granddaughter in our matching pink chucks, I was struck with a sobering thought. These little toddler chucks are following these {slightly bigger} Mimi chucks in a way that I don't always realize. She's at that age when she hears everything you say {okay, maybe sometimes selective} and she watches everything you do. She crosses her legs like you do. When you're driving and you slow down a little, she'll say "go people". When she thinks you aren't watching, she "works" as she talks on her pink phone and writes on her notepad. She wants to be where you are and do what you do.
She is watching. And, she is learning. She's learning how to treat others. She's learning how to react when she gets mad. She's learning how to be distracted by phones or TV. She's learning how to love Jesus. She is learning, even when we don't realize that we are teaching.
I want my pink chucks to be worthy of her following me. I don't ever want to lead her astray because I didn't realize she was watching. It's a scary responsibility. I'm more aware of it as a grandma than I was as a mom. Four kids and I was thankful to get out of the house with real clothes on {not even kidding}. My kids all turned out great, so I'm thankful for God's grace.
I pray that God will use me to teach her and the rest of my grandbabies. I think that silly picture that I took of our matching shoes will stay with me for the rest of my life as a reminder. I will always pray for pink chucks.
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