All my kids are awesome, but today I wanna say how awesome Rhett is. He has lots of times he's not awesome, but MOSTLY he is!! He's taken a lot of flak lately about all the places he falls short. And I don't really blame them. People only see the circle they are in, which is fair, but it would be nice if they could take a peek into someone else's circle. So I'm going to show you his circle.
Rhett gets up almost every morning (he's missed his alarm here and there) at 4:50 am to read scriptures and get off to XC. We don't wake him up.. ever. He does it on his own. Then he goes straight to school where he takes several AP classes. Rhett has been able to keep his grades up all year. That's not an easy task. He attends seminary, where he was the 4th fastest scripture mastery "memorizer".
Evenings are not relaxed for Rhett. Mondays, he has piano lessons (that he wanted to start less than a year ago and is really good at) and then FHE. Tuesdays he often works, but if not...a night off! Wednesdays he has mutual till 8:30 and every other Wednesday he has ballroom practice from 8-10 pm. Thursdays he goes to rehearsal at the PAC where he is currently participating in High School Musical 2. Friday nights he works till 10:30 or 11...every Friday! Saturday mornings he heads back to rehearsal to which he sometimes runs the 6+ miles to get his long run in. After rehearsal he has about 2 hours till he reports to work till 10 - 10:30 pm....every Saturday! Sundays he is up and at church by 8 am....every Sunday!
You'll notice there's really no time for a social life in there, a little bit of family and not much sleep. This doesn't include any of his required school concerts, XC meets, or church activities. Have you ever met Rhett? If you have, you've probably noticed he pretty much has a smile on his face. He doesn't make all the right choices and is definitely over scheduled right now, no question. But his "fall short" isn't usually because he's irresponsible or careless.... he's just a 16 year old kid with tons of talents and a desire to pursue them all.
So maybe next time you are frustrated with someone or think they don't "care", try taking a peek into the REST of their lives. You might find they are pretty freaking awesome. My kid is!!
2 comments:
What a wonderful and well deserved tribute to this amazing kid. Love that boy!
I wish I had a chance to know him better, he sounds like an absolute great son and grandson. I'm always impressed when I get to spend time with him on how much he's grown. He used to be just devastated when things didn't go his way and now he sounds like a perfectly grown up young man. Give him a big hug and kiss from Grandpa and tell him I'll see him in March.
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