What makes you special?

I'm feeling the need to record a little history.  I asked my sweet Joel what made him special.  My exact question was "What is your favorite thing about you?"  His response surprised me.  My boy is good at everything he tries.  He makes honor roll.  He is athletic.  Kids gravitate to him, he is friend to all.  He never wants anyone to feel left out so he includes everyone.  He LOVES being a big brother so much that he plays big brother to my friend's children.  He loves to help and work, whether it is cooking or hauling logs.  All that aside he is a little Adonis!  Have you seen this perfectly sculpted 7 year old?  And don't forget the dimple, that one dimple that is so perfect.  The dimple that he wasn't born with but is actually a scar from one of his many adventures!  I could go on but I imagine at this point even my closest friends are thinking 'yea yea yea Mary Lynn, we get it Joel is awesome...whatever!'  

Joel's favorite shirt!

So to the point, the answer!  He responded after almost no thought "my blonde hair!  None of my friends have blonde hair like me, it's like gold.  Look at how shiny it is when I run!  And it's long like Ross Lynch and I can swoosh it!"  Get it, he loves his hair!  When we talked about haircuts I thought he would have a panic attack.  I told him he is old enough to decide what he wants and he can tell his stylist.  Yes I just said stylist in reference to the person that cuts his hair because when you start to have an option about how your hair looks, you have a stylist!  

I wondered why this is what he picked.  Then I decided that picking anything else would be like bragging on himself and that just isn't Joel's style.  He had no control over the color of his hair, it just is.  Oh this boy, how I love all the things about him that just are!  His sweet soul, his out going nature that is a little shy at first.  His ability to fit in with everyone!  I even love his DRAMA when his favorite shirt can't be found.

So now the question to you is, what makes you special?