She did it!

Last month Ellie came home from activity days and said "Mckenna and I volunteered to sing at the Mother Daughter banquet." "You what, I said?" Is this the same little girl who almost didn't get baptized because she was so shy with all the people watching? Ellie agreed to sing a duet, one verse of "I am a Child of God" with Mckenna. She practiced many times throughout the week. Only one time did she ask me if she could cancel and stay home. I explained she had made a commitment, she needed to honor it, and she could not back out. "Yes, you will be nervous, but you can do it!" After school one day Mckenna's sister played the piano and helped the girls practice, 102 times exactly claims Ellie. Saturday morning, mother and daughter head off to the banquet and to a new challenge. Ellie and Mckenna's names are announced and sure enough my little girl heads up to the front! She's gonna do it! She did it! The girls sang beautifully! I was so proud. I love that Ellie has the activity days program, she has wonderful leaders that give her many opportunities to learn and grow. She is certainly growing up, I am so proud of the young lady she is becoming.

Ellie and McKenna singing "I am a Child of God" The girls also had a chance to showcase their artwork. Mckenna, Ellie & Katie