Tirzah Mae peeled the barcode off her new water bottle and affixed it to her shirt. <\/p>\n
I noticed it on our way out of the grocery store and began to tease her. <\/p>\n
“We need to find a scanner so we can see how much you cost.” <\/p>\n
“Are you a bargain or are you pricey?” <\/p>\n
I contemplated adding the numbers I knew, the ones I’ve quoted to others. <\/p>\n
Half a million dollars. <\/p>\n
That was the sticker price for her first twenty-nine days outside the womb. (Neither we nor our insurance company paid the sticker price.)<\/p>\n
I thought back to my question: “Are you a bargain or are you pricey?” Yes. <\/p>\n
I didn’t quote that number to my daughter, couldn’t quote that number. <\/p>\n
Instead my daughter listened and watched, a bit baffled as her mother choked out the words: “You’re neither. You’re priceless. Because you’re made in the image of God.” <\/p>\n
So she is. And so are you. <\/p>\n
Am overwhelming truth. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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