Just the Way You Are

I really enjoyed doing these two layouts today. Ava has a good Mommy and Daddy.   In my email today I received this newsletter from Max Lucado.   I think it goes well  with these pictures , since he is talking about his daughter when she was little. So I'm posting it here between the two layouts. Just the Way You Are

Don’t confuse God’s love with the love of people. That kind of love often increases with performances and decreases with mistakes. When my daughter was a toddler, she loved going to the park and playing in the sandbox. And often I’d give her an ice-cream treat. One day as I turned to do that, I saw her mouth was full of sand. Where I intended to put a delicacy, she had put dirt. Did I love her with dirt in her mouth? Absolutely. Was I going to allow her to keep the dirt in her mouth? No way. I loved her right where she was, but I refused to leave her there. God does the same for us. “Spit the dirt out, honey,” our Father urges. I’ve got something better for you.” Jesus wants to give us a heart like his. Can you imagine a better offer?