Ok... so technically, she's not my four year old. I've nannied for her family since she was one and a half, so basically... forever. ;) I sure do love her like she's my own daughter, though. Her name is Ella. Haha. Go figure.
I was in a minor fender bender on Saturday night. No worries. Everything's good. My car is a little banged up and she needs some fixing. I'm physically fine. Mentally, a completely different story. More on that some other time. I'm still smiling, though, and that's what matters! :D
I drove my mom's old car to work today and Ella immediately started asking me about the car, about a million questions.
"Where's your car Jaw-uh?"
"Why you have a new one?"
"You like this new one?"
I explained to her that this is my mom's old car that she's letting me borrow until I get my car fixed. This car is ancient. It's a 1995 white Buick bus thing that is older than my youngest sister. Not gonna lie, it's a piece of junk that runs on prayers more than gasoline.
When I was sitting on the passenger's seat, door open, putting on my tennis shoes, Ella started pointing out all kinds of things about the car to me.
"Those are comfy seats."
"The back is nice."
"The seat belt on the door? That cool."
..... and she continued on pointing out all the cool things about the car while I finished up putting on my shoes. When I was finished she said, "This cool car Jaw-uh. I wish I have one this cool."
That hit me like a train. Random, I know. Here I was, worring about my broken (nice) car, the money that it's going to cost to fix it, (which I have been blessed with, by the way), college problems, financial aide woes, a three-job-working-burnout, and assorted other disappointments... how lucky am I? I have a family who loves me. I have friends who care about me. I have the gospel of Jesus Christ. I have my own beautiful baby Ella (AKA, my dog). I am an extremely blessed woman who deals with a lot of different issues that can be overwhelming. I take it one day at a time and try to focus on my blessings. I have a lot of them. I am even so blessed that I have a "cool car" to drive when I need one. Wow. I am one lucky duck.
Thank you for reminding me of all this, my darling four year old! <3
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-"Jaw-uh" is how Ella pronounces my name. She has the cutest lisp and it kills me every time.
