Goals for First Grade by Katie Beth

Tonight I sat with Katie Beth to make goals for the next school year. I started to explain what a goal is and she stopped me. “Mom I know what a goal is here is my list:
For School:
Be on time.
Good Behavior
Have fun
Learn more each day
No Subway for lunch
Mom be on time to pick her up
Do her homework

For family:
Family night with spaghetti tacos or Pizza and then watch a movie
Visit Grandma Jo & Grandpa Richard (they need her since Grandma is so sick)

For Recreation:
To trot on the horse the whole way around the circle.”

I then asked her what she wanted me to pray about for the school year. Here is her list:
“Pray about who I am supposed to be and then for me to be myself. And not to be afraid.”

As a mom I am pretty proud. My favorite is that she wants God to show her who she is and then for her to be it.

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