Don't Fall!

Where did it come from?
She likes to get up on top of things.
She hangs from things in precarious ways.
She maneuvers around high places as if she were made of rubber.
She climbs up on things that if she were to fall she would break her back.
Craig and I are both cautious, calculated and conservative.
Does God throw foreign DNA into our kids to keep us on our toes?

A Little Lesson:

The expression "He gets that from you","She gets that from me" can be heard regularly in our home. As we watch our children grow, it is so amazing to see the different characteristics that make up who they are. Some, they have learned from being around us and genetically makes sense and clearly some they have brought here all on their own. I think the exercise of recognizing these qualities and characteristics is valuable. It reminds us that we don't own our children. We don't just feed them and dress them and mold them into versions of ourselves. Instead, we are stewards over them while they are here on earth. I think understanding this stewardship, takes some of the pressure off. We still have to walk the tightrope of parenting but there is a platform behind us, a platform in front of us, a big long rod to keep our balance and a safety net 50 feet below us. We may look like we are alone and even feel alone, but we are not. We are covered. We will not fall.