You’re doing everything you can to love this child…

…but they’re not loving you back.

You’ve sacrificed time, sleep, finances, freedom — and still feel like the enemy.

And in the quiet corners of your heart, something bitter starts to grow.

You start to think:

“What’s the point?”

“I’m giving so much… and getting nothing in return.”

And that’s when I remember:

Resentment grows where gratitude dies.

So I pause.

And I thank God for one thing.

Even if it’s small.

Even if it’s just: “Thank You that I didn’t lose my temper today.”

Gratitude breaks bitterness.

Every time.

It doesn’t fix the pain — but it purifies the perspective.

And reminds me that I’m not doing this for applause.

I’m doing it because He called me to love like He does.