Maddy is big on cheering on, well, anything. She cheered on the cowboys and cowgirls at the rodeo. She claps for herself when she successfully pushes the button on the garage door opener. She will clap for me when I am doing a workout video or when I am chopping apple slices for her. This little cheerleader will even route on her Daddy when he is sitting on the couch watching his favorite team. (By the way, the Vol shaker is in Maddy's left hand. You just can't see it from this angle!)
All of Maddy's enthusiasm and encouragement reminds me to be a little bit more positive and to cheer on those around me. Whether it is something small and day-to-day, or something significant and weighty. I don't think anyone has ever said, "I would really like you to encourage me less." No, we all want to be encouraged a little more. So I pray you are encouraged by the cheerleaders in your life and are able to spur others on to great things.
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. - Hebrews 10:24-25
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