no other will do

It is covered in dog hair and spilling milk all over the mornings artwork. It fills laundry baskets and kitchen sinks. It is noisy. It is laughing and tickling and jumping out to say boo! It is pancakes on Saturday morning and coffee on the way to church even though it's running late. It is teaching, learning, leading and following. It is gardening, sailing and frisbee golf, story times and movie nights. It is waking up early to the sounds of a six year old "making breakfast". It is amazing, challenging and always changing. It is a gift and it is ours.