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Doing something right.

Every once in awhile I see a sight here that is so amazing that it literally takes my breath away. Even after all the years here, I still get reminded every once in awhile just how beautiful it really is…..
Zak was finishing getting Jaime ready for bed and I walked by the window and caught a glimpse of this…

Sunset july 2007 (4)
Sunset july 2007 (4)

I literally suck in my breath and think I've got to show Jaime, she'll love it.

I go back in the bathroom and tell Zak I want to show Jaime something. He finishes brushing her teeth real quick and I take her by the hand and we walk toward the back door. As we're walking by the dining room windows, she sees the sunset. She says "oooh, Mommy…look! It's so beautiful." I tell her that that's what I wanted to show her. So I pick her up and carry her outside so she can get a better look.  Zak snapped a pic of us. The pic is a little blurry, but you can see her smile, you can just see the pure joy in her face.

Sunset july 2007 (6)
Sunset july 2007 (6)

My daughter then leans forward in my arms and says outloud. "Thank you God!"
I teared up a little and I kissed her and told her that was very cool of her to thank God. He'll like that.
We hung out for a few more minutes just looking at the sunset and finding shapes in the clouds and Zak took a few more pics.

Sunset july 2007 (9)
Sunset july 2007 (9)

 
In that moment after she thanked God, my heart was so happy and so
proud. I realized in that glow of warm fuzzy feelings after, that of
all I do wrong with these kids, of all the things that I could do
better, there are some things that we are doing so very right.

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5 responses to “Doing something right.”

  1. Butterfly Baby Avatar
    Butterfly Baby

    [this is good] Very cute story J… She is truly such a good little girl and it doesn’t surprise me. She has an amazing set of parents!

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  2. TLC20two Avatar
    TLC20two

    That is so AWESOME!!

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  3. Joey Avatar
    Joey

    Thank you, J!! I knew you’d love that T…:-)love you guys!!

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  4. Butterfly Baby Avatar
    Butterfly Baby

    Okay you want to know something funny? I love the pic only for one thing? Wanna guess??? Okay I’ll tell you… i never knew you wore glasses!

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  5. Joey Avatar
    Joey

    Oh, too funny. Yup, I have for years and years. I usually wear contacts but my prescription ran out, so I have to go in and I haven’t gotten around to it. I hate wearing my glasses out of the house. I actually really like my eyes and I hate “covering” them up with glasses. lol. I’m supposed to go in this week sometime. yay!! Yet again I have to say…the things we wind up not knowing about each other because we never “see” each other!! So weird to be so close yet not know these little things….

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