The Beads....

My daughter....
Oh, my daughter....
No words can describe her,
but I'll try.....
Jenn and I went shopping last night in Ottumwa.
We had an agenda.
We tried to be quick.
We had a 5 year old with us.
She was wonderful.
In and out, in and out...buckle up, let's go, etc.
I bought her a little coloring book thing at K-Mart and told her no more treats.
She loved it!
Took it into every store.
Sat in the cart and colored.
We go to the mall.
Jenn is shopping for a new dress.
We are browsing and Emma is at the jewelry counter.
She's oohing and awwing over the bling!
She finds something she NEEDS!
I kind of brush it off and tell her we need to move onto the next store.
BUT, she REALLY, REALLY needs that mom!
We go back into the store and she proceeds to show me a rosary with a cross and Jesus hanging from it.
It costs $500!
I explain to her that she already has a treat and sometimes mommies can't buy what little girls think they need.
She tries to be reasonable, really she does.
She quietly swallows her sobs.....
for 45 minutes!
We are in the Christian store and she admires all of the rosaries with Jesus.
I ask her if she would like a pretty little cross necklace.
NO...she wants a cross with Jesus.
She stands there sobbing and sobbing and sobbing just looking longingly into the case.
Strangers are asking what she wants.
She's not crying or throwing a fit, she really is trying to be obedient, but it was breaking her heart.
I give in.
She picks out the brownest, plainest rosary in the case.
She has a grin a mile wide.
She carries it around, admiring it.
She tells me that even though it's for praying with, she might wear it around her neck.
And she does.
All night long.
And reminds me about how wonderful it is.
And how she loves it.
And how you can see the stakes coming through the back.
She is truly happy.
What a funny girl.
With a crucifix.
Pictures to come soon.