An Image I Won't Forget for A Long Time

This morning, I was awoken by the sound of one of the boys in the bathroom taking care of his business.  It was Matthew.

But Matthew, typically pretty proficient at this, was taking a long time, and I eventually heard that he was having a hard time flushing the toilet. Sounds like he maybe went overboard with the toilet paper.

But instead of being daunted by the rising water levels of the toilet or fretting that things weren't going his way, I heard new sounds coming from the bathroom as I was getting up to offer assistance: the plunger.

I open the door and what do I see, but Matthew, naked down to his socks standing on the step stool plunging away at that toilet.

This is typical of Matthew. He is Mr. Initiative. Matthew doesn't get overwhelmed or discouraged. If something stands in his way, he just overcomes it. He doesn't whine or complain if something needs fixing. He just fixes it. He has heart. He's an amazing boy who will plow through whatever obstacles lie ahead of him.

So, as the evening is upon us, I will go to bed thinking about the same image to which I woke up: my naked little go-getter with a plunger in his hand smiling to myself knowing that this little boy will do anything he puts his mind to in life.