dream it, achieve it

When we are homeschooling the kids NEVER receive grades. And they don't take tests and they don't get report cards. Well, I have one child who loves grades, tests and report cards. She also loves to set goals and achieve them (hmm....wonder where she got that from?). After trying for the past 18 weeks, Ally finally met her goal of straight A's. Although it doesn't mean much in light of eternity, it means a lot to a little 8 year old girl who studied hard, did her best and sought to please the Lord through her studies. She couldn't be happier at achieving her goal.

And yes, we've already been through the whole process of "your identity doesn't come from the things that you achieve." It was a hard taught lesson, but she finally got it and once she did, the straight A's came naturally and almost as a reward.