Sloppy wet kisses
I've sometimes thought I wasn't very good with kids.
...but I've always known I wasn't the best judge of my own strengths and weaknesses. One of the sisters at church had a party and get-together at her place today. It was good. I had some great conversation, met some nice folks and fended off two of the cutest little girls you'll ever see. I had to fend them off because they were stuck to me like bubble gum all night! Climbing and wrestling and counting toes--I had her convinced she had seven on each foot!--and just goofing around the way little kids do. And at the end of the night they each came up with a spontaneous sloppy wet kiss and hug. (Similar experience at the end of this post.)
My gosh, those little girls melted my heart. I can't begin to tell you how blessed I felt today. Thank God.
Now, if I could only just figure out exactly where kids come from.... (!)
...but I've always known I wasn't the best judge of my own strengths and weaknesses. One of the sisters at church had a party and get-together at her place today. It was good. I had some great conversation, met some nice folks and fended off two of the cutest little girls you'll ever see. I had to fend them off because they were stuck to me like bubble gum all night! Climbing and wrestling and counting toes--I had her convinced she had seven on each foot!--and just goofing around the way little kids do. And at the end of the night they each came up with a spontaneous sloppy wet kiss and hug. (Similar experience at the end of this post.)
My gosh, those little girls melted my heart. I can't begin to tell you how blessed I felt today. Thank God.
Now, if I could only just figure out exactly where kids come from.... (!)
posted by anchovy @ 12:09 AM
3 Comments:
At 8:12 AM,
mal said…
the OH made the comment (and I agree) "our daughters are turning into really neat people, but there are days I miss the 2 little girls that used to live here"
At 12:01 PM,
anchovy said…
I feel that way even about my younger sisters. Isn't it awesome, though, to see kids grow up and become real, full-fledged people? (you know what I mean!)
I used to stare at my kid sister when she was a baby and wonder what she'd look like when she grew up, what she would be like. Now one of them is fully grown up and the other one is a year shy of starting high school. Those questions are pretty well answered by now.
At 12:12 PM,
anchovy said…
I'm happy for you and "da kids," by the way. The pride comes shining through on your posts. It's encouraging for us folks who aspire to parenthood someday!
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