My favorite thing about Sophia at age 3 is that everything in her world serves as a prop for her imagination. This morning, she discovered that one of our dishtowels has the ability to make you fly! Water bottles become coffee when she plays daddy and goes to work. Her stuffed animals are students in her classroom. Her baby brother becomes … a dog, an airplane, a boxing partner, her butler, Gus Gus the mouse, her baby, at one point, I think he was even a piece of fruit.

Oh Lord, preserve her curious and playful spirit, and give Gretchen and I the wisdom to let it flourish.