Look how far they've come!

I remember a little boy whose world was turned upside down by the arrival of his little sister.
Yes, she was kind of fun right at first.
Then it sunk in, that he was not Mama's Baby anymore (or so he thought, anyway).
And he struggled.
He did not want much to do with that new sister, and heaven forbid was he going to kiss her or hug her, or even let HER do it to him.
No way!
Yesterday, I found them all snuggled up together on our new "Christmas chair", reading books.
What a defining moment for me.
I knew things were much better than they used to be, but to see it like that was a huge blessing.
Huge.
I'm hoping and praying that all of our kids know just HOW special they are to me. That there is a place in my heart that only they can fill, each one separately, and that there is really no competition. I love them differently, I love different things about them, I struggle with different things with each of them, and although there is five of them, I still love them individually.
But I also understand how they feel. Some days I wonder too, how the Father in Heaven can love me individually, when he has soooo many others to take care of. But miraculously, he does.
And he showed it to me again when I looked at my two Youngest.....

(I would make Elia apologize for the nose picking, if he could write :-)) )