I was putting my soon-to-be-3-year-old to bed last night, and I sat on her bed talking to her for a bit as I stroked her hair. I asked her if she knows how much Mommy and Daddy love her. She nodded yes. I asked her if she knows that we think she is wonderful. She nodded her head yes. Then she said, "God gave me to you." I said, "Yes! That's right!" Then she put her hand over her mouth and giggled, and said, "And you thought I was a present!" He, he! You see, I've told her that God gave her to Mommy and Daddy, and that she was a very special gift (I had to switch to the word "present," though, as she didn't know what "gift" meant) from God. I guess she thought it was funny, because she thought that I mistook her for a present. It was really cute. She was giggling at me as though I was so silly because I thought she was a present.

But at least she gets the part about God giving her to us. (Psalm 127:3) And that we think she's wonderful. At least I know she is listening, and she knows she is loved.

She is such a special, wonderful child, and she is always doing the cutest things that make me smile. I just think this is such a special time in our lives right now, having such a sweet little child in our home. I know it will go by too quickly, and before I know it she will be almost grown. So I cherish every moment with her.

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