We've got a new BIKER BABE!

Extraordinary events call for immediate action. Off and on this summer I have worked with my charming little Greta on riding her bike. The training wheels were off the bike around May and we worked from time to time on teaching her to ride. She would pedal good, but her concentration is not always the best.
Last weekend, we went to the park just down the street and I helped her ride - running behind her as all our dads and moms did for us. On the way home she began to cry. Ordinarily, this dad is not the most patient daddy but freshly home from a wonderful time in California, God gave me a bit more grace for my sensitive little daughter. I asked, "Greta, why are you crying?" She said, "I was just scared I would run into that ditch over there." The ditch was a storm sewer that was off to the right of the road. This girl would have to ride harder than she ever has to be able to jump the curb, ride through the grass and into the ditch. But, still...she was scared of that big ole' hole there just off the road.
So, I asked her, "Where do we go when we're riding our bikes?" "On the road," she said. I said, "That's right. But we also go where we're looking. See Mommy up there. (By this time, Christy was about 2 blocks away with AJ and Tatum) Look at Mommy and that's where you'll go. If you look to the side at the ditch, you end up going there." It was one of those moments when you just see something click inside your child's mind and you're so thankful to be a daddy. Greta rode hard the whole way home and looked straight ahead at her mommy and even caught up with her in about a block. That was some fast riding for this little 5 year old.
That "something" that clicked in her brain made her want to ride the bike even more so today at lunch we worked on it for only about 5 minutes and she almost had it. By the time I got home from work tonight at 5:30, she could not only ride her bike by herself - She could even start herself on the bike. She's ready for tomorrow so that she can ride her bike again.
A whole new world just opened up for Greta. A whole new world opened up for us as a family - Once we had AJ, going on bike trips didn't seem too possible, but now with Greta buzzing around on her bike, we're looking forward to a bike riding summer!
It kinda reminds me that on the journey through our life that we too get easily distracted by big ditches that we could fall off into. Peter was distracted by the winds and waves and lost sight of where he was going. Like Greta, Peter was scared of the falling. But, once our eyes are on where we're going... we end up where we're supposed to be. God, help us to keep our eyes on you and your kingdom!
Don't worry we haven't forgot about the CA pics. But, like I said..."Extraordinary events call for immediate action". Celebrate with us the wonder that is Greta.