Oh, my, three is a trying age!  I love this little boy, I really do, but. . .  let's just say that we are ramming heads often lately.  I find it helps, in trying times such as these, to remember all the things I really do love about this big boy of mine.

1. He looks just like me sometimes.
2. He has the best little curls at the nape of his neck.
3. He would love nothing more than to help me cook.
4. He knows all I expect of him is to "do his best."
5. And he does it. . . sometimes.
6. He loves cheezies.
7. He says "beannas" and "lemolade."
8. He calls his sister "Teen."
9. He has the quirkiest, most amazing smile I've ever seen.
10. He has a very contagious laugh.
11. He wants to learn -- SO BAD.
12. He likes to play "captain" treasure hunt in the back yard.
13. He's been known to beg me for a piece of frozen broccoli to snack on.
14. He loves, loves, loves. . . people.
15. He still calls me "momma" when he is crying.
16. He still has me kiss his booboos (sometimes).
17. He loves his daddy and wants to be just like him.
18. He "slides" when playing baseball.
19. He's always quick to memorize his Bible verse.
20. He loves to sing.
21. He thinks that any dark covered hard bound book must be a hymnal.
22. He and Teeny are best friends (for now, and hopefully for some time to come).
23. He is a great story teller, just full of expression.
24. He likes to play pretend -- like The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
25. He'll "wrap up" his toys and give them to me as presents.
26. He gets very scared when he thinks Teeny is about to get hurt.
27. He is always forgiving, just like his daddy.
28. He likes to dance.
29. When he paints, he really paints -- the entire canvas or paper.
30. Though it is like going through a refiner's fire, he is making me a better person -- God is using him to make me the woman He wants me to be.