Oh, So Precious Three-Year-Old

This is the best birthday ever, said Miss Delighted Almost-three-year-old, (tomorrow)

over and over, especially after Pink Donut was set before her!

Dolly is part of EVERYTHING we do!!😘

After she blew out the candles she sat and looked at it without touching it!

What are you waiting for, I asked, puzzled.

'for you to get a knife to cut it, so you can have some too!'

and once again this almost-three-year-old almost-angel

left me speechless with joy💝💗

She: Would you like some tea?

Me: What kind is it?

She, without skipping a beat: Strawberry-bubblegum tea!

Me; Yum! I would love some!!😂💖

They drive us mildly wild with endless questionings of ‘why?’

While reviving the child in us that otherwise would die

A perfect mix of mischief and happy helper, so proud

They are so very darling and so very, very loud

They try last shreds of patience just before they melt our hearts

And make us cry with laughter at what innocence imparts

They teach us to look longer and walk slower than before

As we examine puddles, worms, bugs, leaves and so much more

They tug our hands and suddenly we feel so very small

Beside Pure Trust gazing up at us, not yet three feet tall

They steal our breath with sacred dues and aching happiness

And scatter in the wake of outgrown shoes, mess after mess

They sometimes make us wonder who is teaching who the most

While they serve cups of bubble-gum tea and marshmallow toast

They watch us closely, learning far, far more than they are told

My, how we love them; Sweet, smart, oh so precious three-years-old

© Janet Martin

Yesterday she served me a teeny-tiny cup of coffee

'You make the best coffee!" I said after a very noisy sip

'what do you put in it?!'

...and again, without a pause she answered

 'marshmallows!'😂😂😂

Today's story...

Psalm 127:3

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