Talk about Persever-ance and Practice! My little almost 7 year old Grand-
daughter, H, has all the
Positive qualities it takes
and then SOME!!! She was
so excited last night when
she told me her swimming
relay team had won the sectionals and was going to STATE!!
Now, you have to know this is her FIRST year on a swim team--in fact it was just last summer that she was swimming freely without a "belt"! H always has high expectations of life experiences and Always sets her standards High--often so High we adults that Love her so much feel she may not accomplish them in the often short time frames she sets for herself. This was one of those times!
Here she is --first year on a swim team (only since last fall), only 6 years old, swimming with 8 year olds, not knowing much about meets and official turns and strokes--but falling in love with the "butterfly" stroke and deciding early on that she WAS GOING TO STATE! Not an easy accomplishment in your first year! But here we are, back to the beginning--you have to know the make-up of H. Pure determination!!! She has never done ANYTHING halfway---she works harder and with more concentration than Anybody I have ever known--she is focused on the Goal--and NOBODY is going to convince her that she cannot do it!!! And as she goes for the goal, she always has a huge smile on her face! She is such a happy, carefree, adorable person! That's my H in a nutshell--and what does she end up proving to ALL of us??----well, she's going to State---with the 8 year olds--and that says it all!! Way to go H.--we Love You and we KNOW you can DO IT!!!!
And by the way, her older sister P, is also on her way to State. She is a beautiful swimmer and will go far. Good Luck to Both my Awesome Girls.
