So we do our early morning snuggle. Me with my coffee and a book, her with her Ovaltine (which she said was yucky) and Mickey Mouse. After about ten minutes she went upstairs to her room and shut the door. I walked out onto the porch to set my cushions back on my furniture (we had thunderstorms the night before with heavy winds). I suddenly had an idea. I'm gonna sit here for a while. The temperature was nice, the birds were singing happy songs and Aleyah was in her room entertaining herself. After a few minutes (again, five minutes) of solitude, Aleyah finds me out on the porch. She is fully clothed for the day, headband and all (looking very cute). I asked her if she wanted to sit out with me. She said, "Yesh. Mommy book?" I replied, "Yes, can you get my book for me?" She walked in and came back with Shepherding a Child's Heart. I then told her to go get a book for herself from her room. She comes back with the Young Reader's Bible (no joke!). I think it is her favorite book! We made a trip to the library earlier this week and checked out eight books, not to mention our huge collection of books from my preschool teaching days, but she was not interested in any other book. My heart sings today. I had hoped that she would have a fondness for books. Steve and Alexa enjoy reading just as much as I do. I thought how strange it would be to have a child who didn't like books. So far she likes books quite a bit, but the bonus is that she already loves her Bible. What joy! So I took some photos of her in her handpicked outfit sitting on the porch with her favorite book! Isn't she a doll? It is so refreshing to have an almost four-year-old in the house again. It turned out to be a good morning after all.
This is our front porch view. It is not the Rockies, lake view or ocean view, but it did the trick this morning. Very peaceful...ahhhhhhhhhh
Blessings!
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