Little Sara Joke
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." Ah. 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!"