Eavesdropping

There are MANY mornings that Archie leaves in the morning before I even get up- surprising, huh? On these days the kids and I don't see him until he gets home in the evening, so we are ALWAYS very excited for him to come home. There are also days that he has appointments in the evenings so the kids have to wait until the next evening to see their daddy. Well, today was one of those days that we didn't see him in the a.m. or p.m.

After cleaning and organizing some things we were off to the Good Will store and I decided to call Archie to see how his day was. Since he wasn't on site he was able to talk. I love when he is not on site. We talked for a little while and as always it was good to hear his voice. Then came Madison' turn. This little girl is SO talkative and LOVES her Daddy. Now, if you ever see Madison at church or at school, you would think that she was a shy little thing- but I am telling you that when she is in her own element- she is NOT shy at all.

I was eavesdropping on her conversation with her Daddy- and it brought little tears of joy to my heart and eyes. It was so cute to hear her tell him about all the things that we did today- swimming lessons, our trip to the Good Will store and how it was Mommy's idea and not hers to give things away- and then she stopped talking about her day and became fixated on this dog outside. What I heard her telling Archie about this dog was that he was black and had no leash on. Maybe the dog was running away because he was sad, and then "mommy does not like dogs." How did I get thrown into this conversation?

Nothing really was funny or crazy about her conversation with Archie- it was sweet and simple. But it made me think about how grown up my little girl is becoming- and I am in awe. In awe of her beauty, in awe of how she cares for her brothers, in awe of the questions that she has about life, in awe of all she is learning and has learned, in awe of her love and compassion for people, in awe of who God is molding her into. In awe that God has made a family out of Archie and I and has blessed us with this beautiful little girl- His precious child.

I wonder how I will feel when I eavesdrop on her when she is a teenager?