A year ago or so, Evs asked to paint her daddy’s nails. His response was boys don’t paint their fingernails.
Fast forward to a week ago, when Evs wanted to paint my nails, I had to put Eden down for a nap, but said after she was down, Evs could paint my nails. Everlee then asked rich if she could paint his nails. His response caught me off guard. SURE, he willingly said!
The look on Evs face probably matched the look on mine, and I know the feeling in our hearts matched as well. We were both surprised, Evs was excited, and I was proud. We were both beaming.
When chatting with Rich that night he stated “when you have people in your life that have experienced tragedy with their child, or are currently experiencing life or death decisions with their child, it really puts things into perspective. Do you really think I care what others think, I care most about what’s under this roof. I have friends that would give anything to have just one more moment like this with their kid. Is it important what others think, or is it important to your daughter? Is it worth sweating the small stuff over, or is it worth letting go, being in the moment, and being present”.
I’ve heard a lot of silly/jokingly “this is my year for”, but when you here “this is my year of being present, in the moment, and living for my girls”, an overwhelming sense of love, respect, appreciation, and gratitude fills your soul:)
I am always proud of my husband, he is a man of truth, integrity, sincerity, priorities, generousity, selflessness, humor, and patience. I could list hundreds more reasons why I adore him, but for now I will leave it at this:
He never ceases to amaze me, and the man he continues to evolve into, makes me feel like the most blessed female on earth. Sorry for the sap, but I am beyond proud of Richard Lee, our wonderful life we have built, and I am thankful my girls have such a kick ass role model!
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