Dear Jesus,

Dear Jesus,

Thank you for allowing me to stay in bed until 8:00 this morning. That was very kind and merciful of you. Thank you for a little boy that poops all over everything... then proceeds to grab it and smear it all over his face as I'm changing his diaper. That is very humorous of you. Thank you for a mom and crazy aunt that come over for coffee in their nightgowns and wooly socks... again, very humorous.

 Thank you for a little girl that is imaginative enough to mix dirt in her water bottle and drink the mud... I'm sure that imagination and sense of adventure will come in handy at some point in her life. Thank you that she was thoughtful enough to hose her brother down with the same water bottle because 'he's yucky and needs a bath'... I'm sure her 'motherly instincts' will be helpful around the house... some day.

Thank you that my little girl has enough compassion to chase Baby Brotha' around after she has hurt his feelings, and insist on showering him with overbearing hugs. I have always prayed that she would be compassionate and easily able to empathize with others... such an answer to prayer.

Thank you for a Baby Brotha' that is so patient with his big sister. Thank you that he is starting to sleep better. Thank you for dissolving the granola that Doodle shoved up her nose last week... that saved me a trip to the doctor.

Thank you for this precious little girl that throw tantrums, then immediately asks me to sing 'You are my Sunshine'... then argues "No... my sunshine!" "I'm gonna take YOUR sunshine!"  It makes for really great writing material.

Thank you for a family with lots of issues. When I go back to school to major in psychology, it'll really come in handy.

And above all... thank you for nap time. Because without it... I would have absolutely no sense of humor about everything else.

AMEN.