here's sinclair's cute face

and the face of the cutest little girl on the planet. it's hard to believe as i'm looking at this picture that she is not all sugar and spice and everything nice. yes, even mya's heart is deperately wicked and deprave.

mya had just pulled her sweet friend maggie off of maggie's tricycle because mya decided that she wanted to ride it. or maybe she just didn't want maggie to enjoy it. whatever the case, it grieved my heart and made me really mad that she didn't listen to me yelling, 'mya, stop!'

it is also probable that my anger was due to the fact that i can't seem to have an uninterrupted conversation with a friend. it seems that as long as mya is awake i am constantly at her service, teaching her, admonishing her, loving her, having my patience tested. she's two. she doesn't share well. sometimes she pushes another kid and i look like the worst parent in the world. suddenly, my parenting becomes all about my comfort in lieu of her betterment.

the sweet end to my story is that mya asked maggie to forgive her. and i asked mya to forgive me. without hesitation and with much joy mya said, 'i forive you mommy, and i love you!' i almost cried. what an example of God's forgiveness and love for me.

i have your back, little one. and no matter how much of this terrible two phase you throw at me, i will not gossip about you with other mommies. i am your number one fan.