A Reason for Snot

One of the things we've worked on with Abby is not being snotty.  Sometimes I feel like I'm banging my head against the wall in the process wondering when she'll 'get it.' 

Yesterday after gymnastics class Abby shared a revelation she'd had:

Abby:  "Mom, y'know that snotty girl in my gymnastics class?"
Me:  "Yeah."
Abby:  "Well, I think God put her in my class for a reason."
(Right about now, I'm thinking maybe she's thinking about another lesson we're working on...loving people where they're at.)
Me:  "Oh yeah...and what do you think that reason might be?"
Abby:  "To show me that that's how I can be sometimes...and I don't wanna be that way!"  [You're right, Mom]  People don't want to be around you when you're that way."

Haaaaa-le-lu-ia!!!! And the heavens part.  The light bulb went on.  Thank You, Lord for snotty girls.