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I'm challenged daily in my part-time job as a therapist and college instructor. However, it's during the hours on my "other job" that I find true growth. Mothering two preschoolers teaches me new life skills every day. I am blessed to call Taylor Grace and Caroline my daughters, my friends and my teachers.

to assess a child's well-being through a cracked door

to tiptoe so hushed that only baby breath is audible

to kiss an owie so lightly it removes some pain

to interpret for a toddler who longs to speak with dignity

to discern when a whimper means danger or simply "notice me"

to smile at dirty dishes, while marching alongside little legs

to embrace, not hide, "happy tears" that now come daily

to laugh at little shoulder taps in the middle of the night

to recognize God's wisdom in a toddler's voice

to adapt my dancing style to lead or follow chubby bare feet

to rely on God's strength to carry me after countless sleepless nights

to giggle and simultaneously turn a cartwheel

to harmoniously rock, pat and hum in the moonlight

to perform ballet while tasting sweet drops of rain

to appreciate the beauty of baby bellybuttons

to look into bright blue eyes and feel the world stop

to know beyond any doubt I am what God created me to be …

a MOTHER.

And this is growth.

Michelle Grant Scott is a stay-at-home mom to her two daughters ages 5 and 2, a part-time therapist and a professor at Clemson University. The Scott family lives in South Carolina. Michelle previously attended a MOPS group in Greensboro, North Carolina

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