Of Mostly Innocence and Curls...(or In the Training of our Smallest Soul-diers)

Lately conversation sometimes turns to those not so cute moments 

that the cutest among us can 'throw'!

It takes a lot of patience, prayer and time to train our little Soul-diers!

(the classes that create wise moms and dads are not without pain
and humbling that comes through stumbling)

 Mr Mostly-Innocence-and-curls has no idea 

how the 'news' on the board beside him will impact his life😀

How vital this command;  

Train up a child in the way he should go: 

and when he is old, he will not depart from it

Prov.22:6.

(Photos by Emily Curry, Mr. Mostly Innocent's mom)

Once we were all small boys and girls

And mostly-innocence-and-curls

But, then the signs began to show

When comprehending the word ‘no’

Soft as the lilt of leaf that swirls

Grows mostly-innocence-and-curls

Til mom and daddy feel the tug

…ah, baby needs more than just ‘hug’

What test-of-will shrill shriek unfurls

From mostly-innocence-and-curls

And what great negligence is wrought

If  Little Child is left untaught

More precious than diamonds and pearls

Is mostly-innocence-and-curls

The treasure of love’s sigh and pain

So worth each try and try-again

For love cherishes boys and girls

Of mostly-innocence-and-curls

It takes the time to reprimand

And train the mind that moves the hand

So when it seems so hard to do

And patience needs another ‘you’

Remember soon time's hand un-twirls

The innocence from mostly-curls

© Janet Martin