Day 23 ~ The helpers, big and small...
Yesterday was one of those days that felt two days long. I was so tired by the time I sat down to type out my gratitude last night that I laid down on my floor between wrapping gifts and closed my eyes to think about the day. I kept drifting back to this tender-hearted girl from a mid-morning family shoot. Throughout the morning she asked to hold her brand new cousin. Needless to say that yesterday was a hustle and bustle kind of day to the max. Add to that that her sweet little cousin that was not having a comfortable morning. She was tired but not really sleeping, and only really settled when she was on someone's body. Thinking back on it, I've been marveling at the older cousin's persistent compassion. Her insistence that she hold the baby. Undeterred by the commotion, the infant tears, overdue nap time, and an impending diaper change, she just knew that she wanted to be part of helping. As I was walking out the door, I pulled the camera back out, because lo and behold that sweet baby was passed out cold on her shoulder. Pure goodness, that.