Reaching Higher

Toddlers are amazing little people. With confidence overflowing, PeaPod doesn't seem to see any limits to what she can or cannot do. She is determined, pushing herself and reaching higher, faster, or longer in everything she does. She is constantly bumping or bruising some part of herself. I wish to protect her from all the bumps in life, but her actions show me how much greater it is to dust yourself off and just keep reaching. Look at her eyes. She is focused on the eight foot monkey bars entirely out of a 30 inch tall person's reach. It reminds me of Pres. Hinckley's quote, "Try a little harder, reach a little higher." I hope that she will keep that desire to get up again, keep going and continue reaching a little higher. "While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about." Angela Schwindt