Messages By: touphie

I was pleased that Gracie was winning the competition today on the show for two reasons. The first is that it was obvious that your daughter is driven internally to do her best whatever the outcome. The second is that she was geniunely surprised and grateful for the outcome that she achieved.

My daughter reminds me of Gracie and she likes to act and sing and she isn't even seven yet! I think your wife was effective at encouraging Gracie to try her best (without threats and cussing and name calling) and she was able to let Gracie use her inner strength to achieve her goals. I hope your daughter continues to move through life to her goals using grace and politeness and sincerity and integrity. I pray for you all that your family can handle the separation and that your family can continue to guide Gracie to achieve her potential and not your dreams. It certainly appears that the most talented and deserving child earned the prizes today.

God bless you both!