“And what is all the fuss about, Mr. Man? Huh? What is the matter with the little prince? Eww! Somebody made a stinky-stinky. Yes, you did. Say Mama, I went pooh-pooh and I want to be changed.”
I love that I get to spend more time at home with Ben and Elijah. Days like today are the highlight of my life now. Ben is on the porch waiting for me to call him in for lunch, and I get to spoil this chubby baby rotten. Ever since JW fired him, he has been able to focus on building his own ranching business, which means that he is home most of the time or at least on this side of the mountain so I get to see him far more. As for me, my time has been freed up due to selling some of my designs to department stores. Although I still do my local request, but the fact that the department stores pay for my design ideas gives me the financial freedom to hire more help for the orders I have here. Now all I have to do is come up with the designs and oversee the actual production of my work instead of having to be designer, creator, and seamstress. So with all of this extra free time, I get to cater to the two most important men in my life. Four, if you count my brothers who I also love dearly. I must admit that the Lord has been good to me; most of the time I feel like the luckiest woman alive.
“Elijah, if you don’t learn anything else in this world, you learn from your daddy how to love a woman. That man is a gift from the creator himself, and I am forever grateful that it was a gift bestowed upon me. Our love is what gives me strength. Son, they say that we should all be so lucky to find someone we can live with forever, but I say it is more important to find someone you can’t live without. Choosing to live with someone is a conscious choice, but not being able to live without them is something far greater. Words cannot explain the feeling of not being able to be without someone. It’s just an internal feeling of something being missing, like an emptiness that can only be filled by that one special person. Your father fills that space for me with not only his physical presence but with his spiritual force. What makes all of this even more amazing is that now our love has grown so much that it has produced a physical manifestation… YOU!”
My words may not have a lot of meaning to my son at this very moment, but I am certain that he can feel the intensity and the passion behind their meaning. My entire family believes that communicating to him this way will have a profound effect on him later in life. Joshua says that this will stimulate his mental capacity for learning and heighten his sense of perception.
“So, little man, you better pay careful attention to the words I say because you are going to be a little cutie, and I can’t have you out there breaking all the little girls’ hearts. I want you to treat them with the respect you would want for me, a sister, or any woman you love. I hope when you are older and start getting interested in girls that the first one you meet is the perfect one for you, but considering that you will be growing up in a world that is much bigger than the one me and your father grew up in, you may encounter several girls before you find the right one for you. Just remember to take your time, know what you want, and don’t try to change anyone into the person you want them to be. When you find that right person, trust me, you will know. Just like your father and I, or even like your uncle Joshua and Chloe. Love knows no bounds and can help create extraordinary experiences.”
It’s funny how just talking about love has reinvigorated my passion for my husband. I guess it should be a practice to speak about it openly so that it is never taken for granted. Well, there is now a change of plans. The lunch menu has just been upgraded. My man deserves more than just a sandwich. I am going to prepare him a hearty meal that properly expresses my love and appreciation. Daddy is going to need a nap after this one.