I imagine that most parents have the same problem I have – going to the store and walking out without buying something for their kids! And this is not Callie’s issue, it’s mine. She doesn’t have to be with me, and even if she is with me, I show far more interest in buying her things than she does in getting them for herself. It will be the same thing with Justus, but right now Callie is at the stage where she is excited about everything, and it’s so much fun to watch her with a new toy.
Yesterday I heard her say “puppy” for the first time, and so while at the store today, when I laid eyes on this puppy, I had to buy him for Callie Grace. She has taken an instant liking to him and carries him wherever she goes. As you can tell from the picture, she also has tried to feed him her cheerios. So kind. 🙂 And thankfully this gift for her doesn’t make any noise, so I shouldn’t have any regrets at 2am when I’m stumbling in the hallway with Justus and land on a little wind-up bunny that says “whee!!!”. Not that I would know anything about that….
I’m reminded of Matthew 7:11. ” If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!”
What a great text! I’m so in awe of why our heavenly father would love me the way he does, but I’m learning to accept that his love for me is never-ending and neither is his mercy and grace…. How can one not love such a God?