Louie and a Link

dear louie
Our precious toddler has a ritual he delights in at bedtime. First he loves having his shoes and socks swept off his feet with a giggle. Then he finds his favorite "passee" and places it in a nook (he has one of those Noah's ark toddler beds). Next he asks for a "babee"--which means a stuffed animal.

Snuggling his "babee" close to him he requests, "tuck you" which is our cue that it's time to tuck his quilt around him and his babee. This step is repeated a few times normally interspersed with him pulling his foot out of the blanket and saying, "oowee." So of course we happily kiss his big toe and lately he kisses it too for good measure.

Then yesterday he added another step in between "tuck you"s: he got up and reached for a few of his favorite books, placed them on his pillow, then kissed them as he said, "ni-ni."

How I wish time moved slower.

the link
The message I shared on soul bruises yesterday at a chapel in Springfield, MO is available as a video podcast. If something fun or light would lift your spirits, you may want to pass. But it may be a source of encouragement if you are currently walking through betrayal, injustice, restrictions...pain.