A lesson in "heart" is my little, 10-year-old
daughter, Sarah, who was born with a muscle missing in her foot and wears a
brace all the time. She came home one beautiful spring day to tell me she had
competed in "field day"- that's where they have lots of races and
other competitive events. Because of her leg support, my mind raced as I tried
to think of encouragement for my Sarah, things I could say to her about not
letting this get her down-but before I could get a word out, she said,
"Daddy, I won two of the races!" I couldn't believe it! And then
Sarah said, "I had an advantage." Ahh. I knew it. I thought she must
have been given a head start... some kind of physical advantage. But again,
before I could say anything, she said, "Daddy, I didn't get a head
start... My advantage was I had to try harder!"
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