Enthusiasm

Enthusiasm...I like that word.
I think of Adrienne leaving her gymnastics class yesterday. "Mom! That was so much fun and I did GREAT!"
Boy was she enthusiastic. I love that about my kids (and my husband for that matter).
I just read this quote by Henry Ford the other day...
"You can do anything if you have enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes rise to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait, the grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas. Enthusiasts are fighters. They have fortitude. They have staying qualities. Enthusiasm is at the bottom of all progress. With it, there is accomplishment. Without it, there are only alibis."

Author Anne Ortlund (See "Books we are reading") follows this quote with these comments...
"Enthusiasts are fighters. They don't let their family life just go with the flow and surrender to the avalanche. Enthusiasts have fortitude. They're willing to be separate from all that is cheap, vulgar, desensitizing, degrading. Enthusiasts have staying power. They maintain godly habits which, over the long haul, build them into winners."

Ok, I get it... so even though I am not 4 anymore and it has been a long time since I took a gymnastics class, I can still take my daughters example & be enthusiastic. Enthusiastic about the important role I play as a wife and a mom, about my home, about my family & friends, and above all else... about my Savior...who became nothing & died in my place so I could live.

Thanks Adrienne for your example. I'm glad you had fun & yes...you did do GREAT!