"Do I Have to Write in Cursive?"

Last night was 1st Friday on Main Street. That means lots of people, and for Big Olaf's lots of customers. For me it also meant seeing several familiar faces.
One of those faces was a daughter from a great family I used to go to church with. She came in with a friend and waved as she got in line. Somehow when she got ready to pay I ended up ringing her up.

She said, "I have a card (her mom's)," to which I replied, "No problem." She then answered "yes" to my question "did she want a receipt."

Then the funny thing happened. I returned the card with her receipt and gave her a pen to sign the store copy. She looked at me with her big brown eyes, looking all puppy doggish, and said, "Do I have to write in cursive?"

Cracked me up on the inside. But I just smiled and said, "You sign however you want."

There's 2 things I love about this girl. The first thing is so great for a girl her age (preteen). She puts on absolutely no airs. She is who she is. She shoots straight and isn't afraid to be open and transparent. She didn't embarassingly write her name. She let me know her preference and went for it.

The other thing I love about this girl is that she isn't afraid to be unique. I remember back when we were starting football and cheerleading leagues at the church. She didn't want anything to do with cheerleading. She wanted to get in there and mix it up with the boys - as a 1st grader. And, thank you very much, she stood her own doing so for several seasons.

I hope she never loses these 2 qualities. The world needs honest and bold leaders. I have a hunch she's going to be just fine. If nothing else, she'll be a model for us older folks. The next customers in line had heard her question. They jokingly also asked if they had to write in cursive. Thanks, Livy, for being who God made you to be.