Kind and Patient

Molly and Evie - BFFs

Molly chilling in the hallway.

About once a week I get to watch my friend's precious little girl Evelyn. Evelyn is 10 months old, which means she is mobile. I am not used to watching a baby that won't stay in the same spot. I think I would be perfectly happy if Molly were to be a late crawler :) 

The other day while feeding Molly her belated lunch, I realized that Evelyn was attempting to injure herself for the seventeenth time that hour. Babies, they know nothing of danger. It's such a frustrating but endearing quality. I dashed to save her, dumping Molly on the floor in the hallway. By the time I had removed Evelyn from danger, jollied her up, changed her diaper, and distracted her with a safer activity, about ten minutes had passed. I realized that Molly was still laying in the hallway by herself. Feeling rather frazzled, I ran back, expecting her to be frantic. I found her happy as can be, not offended in the least that her lunch had been cut short. In the moment, it was a such a huge relief to be greeted by a jolly little smile! 

In Molly's baby blessing, Jack mentioned something about her "kind and patient spirit." And that is oh so true! She is a great example to me. I have been full of complaints and negativity lately, I should really take a tip from Molly. Life is happier when you are kind and patient. I'm so glad I get to be a mom and partake of the sweetness that is my little baby girl. I think if every adult in the world had to hold a baby for twenty minutes when they got up in the morning, the world would be a less angry place.