06-22-06

"I'm going to look like this guy when I grow up!"

For those of you who don't know, Brandon is our "karate kid!" Last Saturday he tested for his yellow belt and passed with flying colors!!
OK, now can I brag on him a little bit? Normally the teacher will not accept students until they are 6 because he feels they are not ready for it. However, he tested Brandon and made the exception to let him start even though he was 5. Well, he turned 6 just 2 days before his test day. Had they tested him a week or two early I'm sure he would have passed and made a yellow belt at age 5. Also, he made the second highest score of all the kids that tested for yellow belt. The only kid that beat him was a high school aged kid. Brandon was definitely the youngest kid testing yet scored better than all of the others (including at least one adult.)
OK, enough bragging on him. Let me just say that it is amazing how God makes us all different with different gifts and talents. God has obviously created Brandon with the ability to do well in this activity and has also given him a love for it. Brandon did okay, but definitely not exceptional, in T-ball and basketball, and he didn't really love the sports either. It was okay with him; he could take it or leave it. But since he has been in karate he has been so excited about it. I know there is nothing Todd or I have done to give Brandon this enthusiasm or ability.....so I'll just boast in the Lord today!!