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And I don’t know what plans he has for her, but I know she will need those things, and my job is to train her heart to want to use them for his kingdom.Īnd then I look at Cannon, who is quiet and tender. When I look at Harper, who is wild, folks, real wild-she demands our attention at all times, wants to sing and roller skate in the house and tell stories about everything-I know that underneath that will and fierceness is the exact nature God wanted her to have. And not because we need a false motivational talk to reorient our parenting, but because it is true: we love the way God made our kids, and we want them to know it.Īt the very core of each of our kids is the Imago Dei, the image of a perfect God. Especially on the hard days, when it goes from good to crazy in half a second. That is exactly what we are going to tell our kids every single day. Life with my babies is all at once more than I can handle and everything I love most in the whole world.Ī few days ago, Alex picked up Cannon, our sweet middle child, and he hugged him tight and said, “Cannon, I just love the way God made you.” And as I watched that hug, I grabbed those words and thought, yes, that. Little man finally clears the gas bubble but half of his milk comes up with it, and at the same moment his big brother wants on mama’s lap and the Valentine’s fun has worn off so the three-year-old has pushed the chair to the counter and found the kitchen shears so she can make “big girl crafts.” Deep breath.
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One minute I’ve got this and everyone is content in their place: one on the breast, one playing with his ABC computer, another at the table making Valentines for her friends. Holy rollers, life with three kids three and under is proving to be a lot.