One year while we were still in Maryland
we were on our way to town. As the
Christmas season was quickly approaching
I asked Leah what she wanted for Christmas.
She said, “I don’t think you can give me what
I want.” Wow, what does she want I wondered.
I told her she could at least tell me what
she wanted. She finally told me she wanted
a sister. She was right! A little hard to do
on such short notice! Well, this past Christmas
she finally got her long awaited “gift”. Actually
it was a little early, but I don’t think she minded!
She only had to wait four or five years, maybe
it wasn’t that early. Leah is absolutely crazy over
her “gift” and can’t wait to play with her. She is
CONSTANTLY fighting her brothers for some time
with her “gift”. She has made all kinds of plans she
wants to do with her “gift”, I just hope the “gift” doesn’t
get old before she has time to enjoy it. The newness
often wears off and with such noise this “gift” makes
I surely do worry. As for now Leah will continue to play
bicycle with tiny little feet that don’t push back yet. She
will tote her “gift” around like a sack of potatoes (amid scaring
her mother to death), and will hopefully build a relationship
with her little sister that will grow and keep them close
for the rest of their lives. (Okay now you can go and get a
tissue! I sure do need one!)
