Some of you may think this post was meant to be party time……it’s not. We are currently potty training our daughter, and if you have never attempted potty training anything (animal or human), well lucky you lol. Our daughter is clever, which leaves so much room for chaos because she is also independent. Currently, little miss keeps removing her diaper and pants. I have tried so many different tricks, but houdini always ends up bare bunned and running through the house. She hates being dirty. Thus, she will throw a used diaper as far away from her as possible and wipe her butt on the closest thing to her (recently it was her baby brother’s blanket, a couch pillow, and one of my t-shirts). The chaos of potty training culminated into one very exciting moment where our daughter peed in her potty. I never in my life thought I would cheer on a child for peeing, but here we are. It made me really think about the joys and trials of raising these head strong, beautiful, small versions of ourselves. The immense love we feel, the capacity of forgiveness we have for them when someone wipes their butt on your shirt (or you have to throw away a onesie covered in poop). Is this what God feels when he looks at us? Does he smile with pride when we achieve something new? Does he look at us and say that’s my child when we follow what he calls us to do? I believe God looks at us like we look at our children, so full of love and acceptance for us despite our sins and past mistakes. God is our loving father, benevolent Lord, and I pray that I can learn to show grace and love to others like he loves me. As for me and my household, we shall serve the Lord Joshua 24:15 (and potty train on)