The Hills Roll On

Oh Eden!  You are so true to the Hebrew meaning of your name; “My Delight is in her”.  Every day you fill us with delight.  Just today I was savoring watching you walking so carefully in your prized Cinderella shoes.  Clip-clop you went across the kitchen floor, so careful in each step, so focused.  I was watching you, smiling, savoring this moment of your childhood.  As I sat there enjoying your simple self, I found myself reflecting on your shoe, oh, shall we call it, obsession?  Yes, it really is a remarkably strong relationship you seem to have with shoes.  Is it a passing phase I wonder?  Somehow, I think not.  For two reasons.  One is because you come by this honestly; your momma was (and still is) a lover of shoes.  Your gramma tells me how I, at the earliest of ages (2? 3?) would walk around the enclosed public pool (good old Glen Cairn Pool) and come back to gramma wearing someone’s shoes. Oops!  My favorite elementary school teacher was my favorite teacher because she wore sexy high heels (and she had Tina Turner hair)…this was at Catholic school…she was so hot.  And sassy.  (Madame Marte for anyone who’d know).   So darling, you get it honestly.  But I must say, you take it to the next level.  Because from the moment you could move yourself to a shoe, you’ve been drawn to them.  Now that you are fully mobile, nothing can stop you when your will is set, from going to the desired shoe and putting it ON!  How many times have you wandered in to the livingroom wearing someone else’s shoes?  Quickly you impressed me with your understanding of “put that BACK”.  You are so intelligent that we put a shelf in your closet, on your level, just for your shoes.  Now you RUN for your shoes when you hear the magic word (”shoes”) and you happily put them “back on the shelf” when you are done.  You don’t know what the snow boots are for yet, but you will soon!  And someday soon darling, we’ll get you rainboots.  Maybe even little cowgirl boots.  And I want you to know, I’m keeping my eyes on the Target sales for those ruby red slippers we saw.  Enjoy it while you can my delight….you will be a tall drink of water when you mature; and God may give you feet to balance that tall body.  So enjoy your little feet and all the choices little feet have.  Enjoy this simple pleasure because you are young and full of simplicity.  Enjoy being alive, because baby, it is good to be alive.

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