As a mom, I strive to encourage my daughter, silently cheering her own. Today’s prompt at Kate Motaung’s Five Minute Friday linkup is cheer.
Here is my five minutes written about my teen daughter and my desire to be her biggest cheerleader. Moms, we love cheering on our children.
How do we cheer our children and encourage success?
12:50
Cheering Her On
She shyly stood on the outer circle of the girls talking.
I could see she wanted to be a part of them.
She wanted to succeed, make friends, be in the in crowd. Her heart ache and breathing sounded surreal; she couldn’t break through.
On the softball field, she held back, afraid to fail. Her holding back clipped her dreams. Kept her from excelling.
As a mom, I wanted to yell, “You got this. Believe, baby girl. You have a Savior on your side who wants to help.” I remained silent not wanting to draw attention to her fear.
I could only cheer in my mind. She couldn’t hear my cheer. I tried to broadcast it on the waves of love.
Moms cheer your daughters.
12:55
Moms, we have a sacred duty. Our children our gift from God.
It seems they grow up so quick. Daughters go from sweet, happy, full-of-life, little girls who giggle, play, and live life without worry or care.
Then they enter those tween and teen years where they worry about friends and popularity. Instead of giggles, they stare in the mirror feeling not pretty enough and even ugly and unloveable.
I want to cheer my daughter on so she knows she is a princess of the King, loved cherished, and valued
How do I accomplish my role of cheerleader at the same time molding and striving to ensure she grows up to love the Lord and put Him first.
Prayer tops the list of things I need to focus upon.
Are you a mom of a tween or teen? What do tween boys worry about? Do they face the same peer pressures to fit in.
How do we keep our children safe from bad choices and harm?
Cheerleading them on, praying, and interceding for them. Declaring that they belong to Christ.
Share your thoughts, prayers, and scripture verses below. Let’s support one another as we raise our children.
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Beautiful! Well done, Mama! I am so glad you linked this up at the Lifelong Learners Link-Up at DesperateHomeschoolers.com this week!
Tina from Desperate Homeschoolers
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Our shy children have so much potential, that they often just need some encouragement and “cheering them on.” What a wonderful daughter you have. Thank you for sharing with us here at Tell me a Story. http://letmetelluastory.blogspot.com/
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I love that picture and also thoughts of you cheering her on. I love cheering my kids now even as adults and now our grandchildren. Cheering as the almost 3 year old uses the potty. It’s wonderful thinking about how God cheers us on.
Mary,
I love this! Our daughters and all the young girls we encounter in our lives, need to be cheered on. The world puts so much pressure on them to be a certain way. To look, act, talk … all in order to be “valuable” by the world’s standards. If only they knew the truth of their worth from a young age on, just as you say,
“I want to cheer my daughter on so she knows she is a princess of the King, loved cherished, and valued”
Amen! Amen! Amen!
Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful hope with us at Moments of Hope! It is a joy to “see” you each week!
Blessings and smiles,
Lori
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Mary this topic is so near and dear to my heart with my own daughter! Thank you for a sweet reminder of the gift we have been given in cherishing and praying for them and loving them. Your daughter is blessed to have such a mom!
Mary – I love your cheering mightily for your daughter. A verse I love on parenting is Prov 24:4 By wisdom a house is built, through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.”” Our prayer and love for our children fills their life rooms with true treasures. Blessings!
Thank you for reminding of the verse and wonderful application.
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You are a nurturing Mom. Great post.
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Hey Mary, visiting from five minute Friday 🙂
The fears of a daughter as an adult are the same, too. I’m not a mom, but I’m curious why you wouldn’t want to draw attention to her fear by cheering her on. I get that it could make her afraid to fail in front of the potential friends or even you. But wouldn’t you want someone cheering you on, telling you they believe in you? I am afraid of it, but my heart needs the fear cast out by His love. Just as I think you do and your daughter.
Zephaniah 3:16 Jerusalem will be told: “Don’t be afraid. Dear Zion, don’t despair.Your God is present among you, a strong Warrior there to save you. Happy to have you back, he’ll calm you with his love and delight you with his songs.
This verse popped in my head while reading. I hope I didn’t offend in any way, I’m seeing this struggle everywhere. If God isn’t afraid to rejoice over us, why are we afraid to rejoice over others or ourselves?
Hi, I don’t cheer her on out loud because she is so shy. I am also scared I would make her more nervous. Later, I tell her how proud I am of her though. 😉
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What a gift this post is. You are an awesome mom. It is so hard to protect them from the hurt but you can indeed cheerlead for your children. I’m in the #7 spot this week.