dancing with daddy
Ah, a precious mommy-daughter mini-date at a store. I'm looking for a brown shirt. Keona is looking for a new dress. She was in la-la land! At one point she actually wrapped her arms around a row of garments and said with a sigh of contentment, " I LOVE clothes."
Cha-ching.
In the dressing room I'm sharing with her how I separate clothes into three piles: "no", "maybe", and "wow". She tries each potential on, twirls in the mirror, sorts them into piles, and then settles on a pink summer dress.
As SOON as we get home, Keona rushes upstairs and within a few minutes I hear clunk-clunk-clunk of her play shoes. "Sweetheart, " I ask, "what are you doing?" With wide eyes and love in her voice she said, "I'm all dressed up in my new dress so daddy and I can dance together."
What a feeling. I grab the video-camera as Bear bows and Keona curtsies. Jonathan picks a song on the keyboard and Keona and her daddy dance around the room. Can I freeze-frame this moment? They often dance but there was something especially sweet about this window. She was just a baby yesterday. Now she's dancing with daddy.
Cha-ching.
In the dressing room I'm sharing with her how I separate clothes into three piles: "no", "maybe", and "wow". She tries each potential on, twirls in the mirror, sorts them into piles, and then settles on a pink summer dress.
As SOON as we get home, Keona rushes upstairs and within a few minutes I hear clunk-clunk-clunk of her play shoes. "Sweetheart, " I ask, "what are you doing?" With wide eyes and love in her voice she said, "I'm all dressed up in my new dress so daddy and I can dance together."
What a feeling. I grab the video-camera as Bear bows and Keona curtsies. Jonathan picks a song on the keyboard and Keona and her daddy dance around the room. Can I freeze-frame this moment? They often dance but there was something especially sweet about this window. She was just a baby yesterday. Now she's dancing with daddy.
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posted by alicia britt chole at
8:27 PM
8 Comments:
Now that just sends me somewhere. How precious and tender and worth a few pictures and words. Thanks for sharing.
peace~elaine
Okay, the "cha-ching" slays me! :)
And...it should because I'm telling her to SAVE UP all her clothe dreams for her annual shopping spree with AUNTIE WAWA!
Dancing with Daddy. What an awesome mental picture that created. My dad walked out on us when I was four, but I remember an Easter when we had George over for Dinner. Georged worked in my mom's office and he was from Russia. While my mom was getting dinner ready, George taught me how to dance. I was maybe 13 or 14. I thought that was cool. Some day, I'll get to dance with Jesus and that will be even better.
Love and Hugs
Deana
You're hilarious. :)
Dear Alicia,
Praying for safe travels home. I can't begin to tell you what an impact you made on all of us at Bethany this past week.
I'm looking forward to reading your new book and I'm enjoying the CD's I purchased already!
Thanks for pouring your self out for us, I was blessed, refreshed and I'm ready for all God has in store for us.
What an honor it was to sit under your special annoiting~
Blessings to you and your family,
Susan
(Elaine's friend!)
Love this image. I see God's love all over it!
Love this image. I see God's love all over it!
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