Strange day. . .

MORNING POST:
Gracie just came to me and said "I am going to send an email while you clean up my mess!" Unfortunately, it was not the "cleaning" part that made me laugh (mainly because she is constantly telling me to "clean it up"). I asked her who she was going to send the email to and she said "MeMe, Pappy and Uncle John." I asked what she wanted to say and she said "It will be a story about a pony and a princess and she will go. . .(she proceeded to gallop around the room like she was riding a horse)." I asked her what else she wanted to say and she replied "nothing!" So yes, this is a cute story, but more importantly, it is a reminder lesson in email etiquette. . .
1. Know your audience
2. Be educated on your subject matter
3. Be unique
4. Finally, get to the point and move on. . .(in her case, lunchtime calls!)
Funny how we can learn so much from a two year old!

AFTERNOON POST:
I am totally at a loss. . .My precious, verbal child woke up from her nap in her normal sweet, happy mood. 5 minutes later she was laying on the floor refusing to look at me or speak to me??? We are going on 15 minutes now. . .I have asked if something hurts, if she is sad or mad (which I don't think she really knows what that means). I laid down next to her and she ran away. So I came downstairs to "watch" this play out. She peeked over the bridge to find me, then proceeded to walk with her eyes closed so I couldn't "see her". I went back upstairs (because I was so baffled) and she ran to her room and closed the door! We then (one sided) discussed that it is o.k. to have private time but not o.k. to close momma out. She finally came down (mainly because she wanted a cookie) but was still not really speaking to me. I am certain that this is the first of many times, but I will admit it breaks my heart to know that one day I will not be able to solve all of her problems; that some days she may not want to share her thoughts and feelings or even worse, would feel like she could not come to me when she was scared, embarrassed, angry or lonely. . .
Lord, please show me how to establish a foundation for a relationship that she will always feel safe to come to me; one that she knows I love her unconditionally for who she is at that exact moment. May she always know that I have her best interest at heart and would go to any length to protect her ~ I guess I am praying for a relationship that is the just the way you love me. . .Thank you, Father, for your grace and mercy and undeserved, unconditional love. May I be able to show and teach that to my precious child.