Wisdom not Folly

May she understand, at her core, the difference between wisdom and folly and may she choose wisely.

When she rebels against us, I pray that she keeps you in mind still and turns to respect and submit to authority.

May she be creative, imaginative and exploratory all in ways that bring you glory, not in foolish ways.

Respect for Authority

I pray that M and her cousins and their classmates develop and are taught a respect for authority.  Not to follow blindly, but to listen to, to be polite to, to address properly... to show respect to those older than them and those in authority above them.