Everything in my house is clingy! Our toddler clings to me lately like a koala bear to a tree, our son wraps his hand in my hair or shirt to avoid being put down. Even the cats are clingy! Our female black cat will honestly rub her head against my hands if I am not petting her enough. Sometimes I am touched out, it is so exhausting being needed all the time. I was complaining a little bit about this the other day when my mother-in-love (mother-in-law is literally the most incorrect word for her since she treats me as her own and puts up with ALL of me and my shenanigans) was helping me. She pointed out something, very obvious and true, about me. I AM CLINGY. I cling to the people I feel secure with. I have a tendency to be a bit needy and full of emotions. I used to think this was a fault. I thought I didn’t need to need anyone. I didn’t want anyone to hold that much power over me…. over my heart. When I started to let people be close to me, when we broke down walls built up from pain and rejection, I allowed myself to lower my guard and learned that it’s okay to need someone. This quality in my children is not a fault, it is a strength because I know that they trust and love me. They know that I am their comfort and will be there for all the things they need. It is okay to cling to others, it is what we were designed to do. BUT….we were also built to cling to God. To go to him with all of our needs…. the desires of our hearts…. for our strength. God wants us to cling to him in the way my children cling to me. What a good reminder my little koalas are to cling to my heavenly father.