Way deeper thinking

So....life is complicated. In the past few days, I have had friends who have "lost" best friends, friends whose husbands are going through stuff, friends whose parents are going through stuff, and life continues to march on....I
I have realized over the past few days that life just gets more and more complicated as we go through it. We continue to compound things that do not need to be compounded. We hurt people and people hurt us.
As I was watching McKenzie today running around screaming, "Mama! Chase! I so fast!" and doing all of her fun things, I realized that she is SOOO INNOCENT AND PERFECT. Ok, maybe not perfect, but life doesn't hurt yet. Other than a random incident at the library with a mean two year old boy, she hasn't been hurt yet. And that's awesome.
I want to bottle it up. I want to take some of that. I want to market it. I think people would buy it. I think they would LOVE to be a part of that stage of life again. When people didn't hurt you. When you didn't (intentionally or not) hurt other people. When you realized that the "hardest thing" you had to do that day was listen to mama and daddy....or figure out how to get up the slide....or eat with fork. I LOVE this season of life with her. I love watching her grow. I love her innocence. And I want to protect that. I want to love her the way she needs to be loved. But, more importantly, I want her to know that she will be failed in life by people, things, circumstances, etc. but the ONE THING THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE is the WAY JESUS LOVES US. And so, I rest in that. I pray that over her daily. I pray she (and Kylie) understand that Jesus is who He is...who she so desparately needs. And just as importantly...who I need.....