Unconditional Love

So, of course I understand the concept of unconditional love and I certainly understand that your children are the beneficiaries of such love, but until yesterday, I don't think that I quite understood the full depth of such love - after all, we have a three year old that drives us batty and a one year that won't sit still!! But yesterday, Elizabeth awoke from her nap a little under the weather - she had a slight fever, but not enough to warrant Motrin. She just sort of sat on my lap for about a half hour, resting (very unusual for her). When she asked me to carry her inside, I was a little surprised - and then she threw up all over me. . . an experience that I just now started thinking about as completely disgusting because at the time, Lee and I were too busy comforting her and worrying about how sick she actually was. So there I am, covered in the throw up of a three year old, and I am more worried about drying her tears, making her feel better, and cleaning Cinderella so that she can still take her to bed. . .that, my friends, is unconditional love.