My little 10-year-old daughter,
Sarah 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 say
anything, she said, “Daddy, I won two of the races!” I couldn’t believe it! And
then Sarah said, “I had an advantage.” 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!”
Written by
Stephen on November 17th, 2008