My granddaughter Mekare is 8 years old. She is "God's girl" loving the Lord, her family, and humanity. She is bullied at school almost daily. Having been told by her parents to "fight back" she herself tells me that she feels SORRY for the kids who pick on her, saying "there is something wrong with them". But it still gets her sad and feeling bad about herself.
She loves Prince and last night she was thinking about her life, his life, a lot of things. She asked me, "gramma how would you feel if I wasn't here anymore?" After gentle prodding she said she thinks about dying (being dead). After our talk, asking me HOW you survive being bullied (to which i emphasized God's love for her, and that how what HE thinks of her, feels for her is most important), she decided to draw this picture of Prince and herself; then she asked me to post it on the internet.
I put it on twitter and it has gained much favorable attention. It has been seen and shared in approximately 10 countries, and half the United States.
(She also knows that kids picked on/made fun of Prince when he was young, yet he was able to live a "successful" life loving God, life, with peace and joy. I don't mind if he's one of her heroes).
She wrote on the picture, "love the Lord and feel His love."
If you are inspired to share any messages of encouragement, I would be honored to pass them along.
God bless.
