my daily mantra

per Dr. Dobson:
"As much as they need food, safety, endless cleanups, diaper changes, toddlers need the important grown-ups in their life to be fascinated with them.
'Lord, give me the strength to get through this day' may be the repeated cry of the parent's heart (usually at 5 pm). But with it should come a postcript: 'Lord, help me understand, appreciate, and marvel at this incredible creation You have loaned to me.' Your toddler is no less fearfully and wonderfully made now that he is tearing all over the house than he was while he was being knit together in his mother's womb.