the love of a parent

                 I was cleaning out a closet this weekend, trying to get our things a bit more organized when i came across a DVD. I couldn't remember what was on it so i of coarse popped it into the computer to take a look. My sweet Uncle Dave had recorded our wedding: the ring ceremony and luncheon (obviously not the temple part). It was done the old fashion way (a hand held video recorder) which i love, cause really, who does that anymore? I started watching and enjoyed seeing what a year and half does to people. The kids all are much older, friends are now married and home from missions, i know Andy's family a lot better than i did then. The only part i didn't like was seeing myself.  I thought "wow, i sure do have some growing up to do! "
                As i go through my day my thoughts are often about Charlie. When is he going to start crawling? When will he start teething? When is he going to sleep through the night? Charlie has some growing up to do, like me! Just in a different way. I then thought about my Heavenly Father. I bet he thinks about each of us the way i think about Charlie. Except he wonders, "When is Blaire going to overcome that fear? When will she have more courage to share her beliefs? When is she going to learn to think of others and love them more? When is she going to develop this habit? I am so grateful he's patient with me. I'm patient with Charlie because he's just a baby and he'll learn over time. Heavenly Father is patient with me because spiritually i'm just a baby too, trying to figure out how to overcome the natural man.
               I think it's cool that Heavenly Father and i share this thing in common. Now that i know what it's like to be a parent i understand my relationship with God in a much deeper way.