mommydaddy

        I learned a new word yesterday -- "mommydaddy."  I learned it from Caroline.  Caroline is two, and her little world rests securely on the bedrock of mommydaddy.  Brian is her father, and he is "mommydaddy."  Peyton is her mother, and she is "mommydaddy."  Mommydaddy loves Caroline, and that makes Caroline's world a safe and fearless place, a place bursting with possibilities, a place of wonder.  When Caroline finds out that God loves her, too, she won't be surprised.  It will make perfect sense to her because of Mommydaddy.