…..is full of grace..
I was so proud of myself for remembering to bring my camera to the Gathering only to be quickly disappointed with a very dead lithium battery. Somehow I managed to accidentally turn the camera on in the car, which resulted in that dead battery….Aggh.
So, as I was sitting watching a video of Friday's Ghost Whisperer with Hannah when we got home tonight wondering what the heck I would post about……today's post came to me.
Hannah has been attending fiber events with me since she was just a little girl. Hannah is my youngest child and is by far the shyest of the bunch.
Dealing with people she does not know has always been her biggest challenge. When she was a wee one and someone would talk to her, she would just close her eyes, making them disappear….(poof…they are gone)
Hannah has always enjoyed coming to fiber events with me and my one requirement for bringing her has been that she needs to make eye contact with people and talk to them, which I know is a huge challenge for her. Sometimes she succeeds and sometimes I can just see her shut down. I can always see the mental challenge that is going on for her.
I was so proud of her this weekend. Many times while I was busy chatting with friends or customers, I watched her out of the corner of my eye, taking good care of people needing assistance. Talking to them, helping them find things and only coming to me if she did not know the answer. A very capable assistant indeed!
One of the things we enjoy doing together is watching "Ghost Whisperer" on Friday evenings. Hannah watched it up in our room on Friday evening while I was socializing with friends, so I watched it with her again tonight on the computer when we got home. As we both sat there crying at the very sad episode….I knew today's post would be for Hannah. I am very blessed to have such a compassionate, hard working and kind-hearted child. 🙂
The Woolen Rabbit 
Hannah did an awesome job helping people! My sister used to roll her eyes up into her head flashing the whites of her eyes as a little girl. She too figured if she couldn’t see them, then they couldn’t see her either.
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KIM -its the best having children to love , eh – its so great to see them grow – I find I learn so much from my sons – , and that is a pleasure
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I was really impressed with Hannah when I met her earlier today. 🙂 Very attentive and helpful, this life experience will go far with her. 🙂 You are Blessed. 🙂 PS. I’m SO LOVING the yarn, it was way cool to have met you. 🙂
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oh this is SUCH a touching post . . . i really appreciate this story seen through the eyes of a mother; it must be painful to have to “push” a child to be more assertive when you know it is so hard for her. but from what i’ve heard you know best! i am naturally shy myself, but my parents pushed me a little as i grew up to talk to people, at least enough to be polite, and though it always made (makes) my palms sweat to do it, at least i know that being shy not hold me back in life the way it might if left to my own instincts. i am much more likely to take “risks” because i was not allowed to wallow in shyness as a child . . .
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She is a sweet and lovely girl. I was so impressed by how hard she worked — we were chatting away and she was getting everything all set!
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She did such a good job throughout a long and demanding weekend. You are thoroughly lucky.
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What a nice experience you had together. Great job mom, challenging her in a loving and supportive way!
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I was wondering if she was “yours” when I saw her in the booth. I should have said hello, but like her I shy away from contact w/strangers, so I left her alone!
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You have a way of creating many beautiful things and your daughter is a treasure.
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You are such a good mom, Kim.
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When my daughter was younger, she was the same as Hannah. She would look down when someone talked to her. She was this way for a long time. She’s 28, now, and so different. Just be assured that Hannah will come out of a lot of it. You’ll see! A lovely post, Kim.
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You are a good mom to help nurture her into a confident young lady. No one who knows me believes that I am actually very shy and introverted, but having a mom who is neither and her encouragement for me not to me changed how I deal with people over the years – interpersonal skills go a long way to success in life!
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Mom and daughter time is the best!
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Kim- It is so hard to be shy, but she will find her way. What a lovely girl.
Just like her mother.
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What a wonderful post – she sounds like she is growing into a wonderful woman! As an fellow introvert, these skills will serve her well! 😉
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What a sweet sounding girl!
BTW – I absolutely hated Friday’s Ghost Whisperer episode. Dumb dumb dumb.
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My daughter also was a very shy young girl. Painfully shy in many, many situations. I could go on and on about those times. BUT now she has grown into a very capable young woman of 28 and works as a public relations account executive in a large city!!!!!
I truly believe that there are “late bloomers” and if they can only realize that their time will come. You sound like you are such a very understanding mother.
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That was such a sweet and heartfelt post, thank you for sharing it! I have a very shy little grandson who is much the same. Tell Hannah thank you for letting us share this little piece of her life, too, through her loving mama’s eyes!
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You are a great mom to know how to nurture all types of children. She is a beauty and I love the green scarf she wears.
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