Our church had a family fitness fun run this week. Russ volunteered to run with the kids in the stroller so I could try to improve my speed. I was running at my desired tempo, when I saw McKay had stopped and was sitting in the grass. I stopped to see if he was O.K. He was having a leg cramp and didn't want to over do it since he was playing in a football game right after the race. I decided to be a "good" mom and stopped to walk with him for a while. We walked and slowly jogged for a few minutes. Then an amazing thing happened. Lauren ran by us. All of a sudden McKay's leg cramped had gone away and he was running full speed. I realized McKay was going to be just fine and asked him if I could go ahead so I could try to meet my goal time. I knew McKay would never let his mother beat him. Sure enough, McKay whizzed right by me as the finish line came into sight. I'm realizing sometimes being a "good" mom means staying by your child, and sometimes it means leading out, motivating and inspiring them , and being the best you you can be. Chances are, they'll whiz right by you.
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