She Made Me Smile

For those of you who know Larah personally know that leaving her alone for an undetermined amount of time is not a wise move. For my sanity and for her safety. She is a wonderful little girl who was designed by our good God with a very curious and fearless mind. She does things like sharpen her finger in a hand-held pencil sharpener or drink water from the fish bowl because she's a dog.

Well...tonight I sent her into the bathroom to go potty. She had on a dress so I knew she could handle this task all by her "big" self. After about 5 or 6 minutes I clued in that the bathroom light was still on and that she hadn't yet returned to the kitchen. I soon became aware of an eerie silence that filled the room. I traveled down the hallway at great speed.

I imagined her sucking the toothpaste tube til it was so empty it was sucked inside out. I envisioned her painting the bathroom walls with every bottle of shampoo/body wash in our shower. I could see her making "baskets" in the toilet with all her rubber bands and barrettes. I pictured her collecting "pieces" from each brush and stashing them away for her future use.

But when I walked into the bathroom I was both shocked and pleased. She was sitting on the toilet with toilet paper in hand. "Larah, poop, Mama, Larah, poop." She was doing exactly what she was supposed to be doing....all by her "big" self. What a relief and a blessing.