more.

'more, Mommy!" PC says.

'more what, honey?' I ask.

'more rice. more chicken. more bread,' she pleads.

'here you go, darlin,' i say, as i scoop out second (and sometimes third!) helpings of her favorite foods.

this simple act makes my heart swell with gratitude, thanking God that, even in the midst of all of the turmoil in the world, our bellies are full....and i don't have to communicate a message that many parents do--'there is no more.'

i may not have everything that i WANT..but i certainly have everything that i NEED.

thanks be to God.