a.d.f.

i don't look down at you 
because you are young
i look up to you because 
you are wise.
i admire you because 
you work harder 
than anyone else 
and take the very little 
you are given 
and create something even 
more beautiful out of it. 
i learn from you 
how to edify, strengthen, 
and encourage the women 
around me 
i learn how to
hold my tongue 
and not wag around this 
floppy 
prove-yourself
sword 
because i watch 
how you rest in your 
identity in Christ 
which brings freedom and a 
healthy confidence, 
free of fear of others. 
i respect you for 
striving for humility, 
admitting that 
we are sometimes wrong, 
don't have 
all the answers
and are messy
grace clinging 
works in progress.
i love how you are 
continually learning,
desiring to be a godly wife, 
woman, 
and friend.  
yes, you are young.
but oh how honored you 
are, 
tiny, 
mighty woman 
of God.