what they need to see is what I need to see

It's these beautiful eyes that need me.

They need to see my leading and my guidance.
They need to see my strength and my courage.
They need to see me be brave.
They also need to see me being real.
They need to see when I cry sometimes.
They need to see me pray.
They need to see me love on my husband.
They need to see me let loose and sing a silly song.
They need to see my love for them in my own eyes.

It's for His glory that I get to be what they see.

And it is not just for their benefit, but for mine, that they need me so much.
Because it makes me need to see Jesus more.

It makes me need to see HIS strength, courage, bravery, vulnerability, and love.
Because I am like a little one, needing to see all of that too.

Basking today in the beautiful neediness of being a child.