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| The Land of Swan... & colorful peacocks |
The unexpected death of gawky Teen Mia's physically absent and long-distance father (and unbeknownst to her, the Prince of Genovia) creates tension. Mia must choose to either remain a commoner, or opt for a microwave-speed, ugly-duckling TO graceful-swan, transformation.
Does indignant, tomboy, frizzy-haired, braces-laden, clumsy Teen Mia want to be royal? No way! Queen Grandmother's recent, first-ever, face-to-face introduction into Commoner Mia's American life, combined with swan stressors, is ripe for relational deep-freeze. Mia does not feel like a princess, and she's failing in every way.
Rather than creating a larger grand-gap, the busy yet endearing Queen clears her schedule. She keenly senses her granddaughter's feelings of inadequacy, discouragement, and Princess rigors. She understands that relationship equals T.I.M.E., and the fun factor has been sorely lacking. Queen Grandmother intentionally chooses "the important over the urgent" [Covey] combined with the warm, extended-hug, bigger-picture-approach:
"Let's have fun together...
will you be my San Francisco tour guide?
Yielding MUSTANG MOMENT: ...alright, Mia, we'll take your
undependable, treasured, vintage MUSTANG."
Queen Grandmother not only chooses to invest time, she also communicates selflessness. Spending time with Mia is important, but she concedes to an unexpected extra. It is the figurative bright red cherry on the ice cream sundae; the green pepper topping on the pizza; the color-popping free wax protection with a car purchase; the Mustang Moment. She agrees to ride in Mia's undependable, jerky yellow Mustang, driven by her teenage granddaughter, chugging up steep San Francisco hills.
The Mustang Moment speaks yielded royalty. Queens deserve safety. They warrant chauffeured, luxury cars. (At times, it seems that we "grands" deserve our comforts and royal preferences, too.) Instead, Throughout the uncomfortable and daring Mustang experience, she bends, but her royal light never breaks.
The Queen's "yield" broadcasts vulnerability, understanding, humility. Her tender Mustang Moment unleashes my blubbery, all-consuming, ugly cry. Did her treasured little duckling successfully navigate: THE LAND OF SWAN?
And, on a personal note, will this DeDe healthfully model meaningful yet tasteful yielded "Mustang Moments" to her ducklings, and others, revealing Savior God (Jesus)?
The Mustang Moment speaks yielded royalty. Queens deserve safety. They warrant chauffeured, luxury cars. (At times, it seems that we "grands" deserve our comforts and royal preferences, too.) Instead, Throughout the uncomfortable and daring Mustang experience, she bends, but her royal light never breaks.
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| A yielding (germ-sharing) toothbrush moment |
The Queen's "yield" broadcasts vulnerability, understanding, humility. Her tender Mustang Moment unleashes my blubbery, all-consuming, ugly cry. Did her treasured little duckling successfully navigate: THE LAND OF SWAN?
And, on a personal note, will this DeDe healthfully model meaningful yet tasteful yielded "Mustang Moments" to her ducklings, and others, revealing Savior God (Jesus)?
Matthew 5:13-16: 13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. 14 You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your [royal] Father in heaven.
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