you stole my heart and made it your own

Say, say, oh, playmate,

Come out and play with me

And bring your dollies three.

Climb up my apple tree.

Slide down my rain barrel

Into my cellar door,

And we'll be jolly friends

Forever more-more-more!

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Tent put up by her big sister and her dollies laying all around her she goes to that place

that only little girls can go. Dressing, feeding, and holding her babies; playing pretend.

You ask her "what do you want to be when you grow up?" and 

without a hesitation she says "I want to be a mommy."   

She helps cook and clean and this all takes training and time.

I put all the bowls and glasses along the edge of the counter

and show her where everything goes and in a few days time she can

do it all by herself and I let her. This means I'm busy sweeping and cleaning other

things just in case she needs me.

 My time is not my own right now my job is too important to miss one

opportunity to train so I have no where else to be but in this kitchen

 with my little girl training her to serve her family.

Enjoying her sweet smile and her childhood.

 

 I recently bought a small water pitcher just big enough

for her little hands and I tell her that every night she has to serve her daddy

and brothers water. Every time their glass gets low she must fill it up.

A huge smile came across her little face and 

at the table she sees someone getting low on water she grabs her little

white pitcher and goes from daddy to brothers filling their glass.

The brothers are being taught that being served is an honor, not

something you should expect so they praise her generously and it encourages

her to keep serving. She teaches me so much. Her smile in her service reminds

me it's such a pleasant thing to be served with a huge smile.

Her love for her daddy as she runs to meet him at the end of a day falling

helplessly in his arms and melting every time she sees him.

Yep, she trains me and I train her.

Beautiful simply Beautiful