Kadence has recently started asking more and more questions about God, who he is, where he is, etc... On a couple of occasions she has made the comment that God is our stepfather. I blew the comments off thinking she must have heard Holy Father and is possibly a little confused.
Well the other morning I was getting ready for work and Kadee was sitting up on my bed reading her Christmas Book. She asked me, "Mom, God is our stepfather right?" Well I thought it was time to set the record straight. I explained that maybe she meant God was the Holy Father. She shook her head and replied, "No, he is our stepfather." After some more debate she finally asked, "well what is a stepfather?" I simply explained that if mommy and daddy were to ever get a divorce and mommy married a new man, that man would be her stepfather. She shook her head that she understood and that was the end of the conversation.
A few minutes passed and she coaxed her brother up on the bed with her. She told him, "Come here Cole, I am going to teach you all about God." Of course this peaked my interest so I stopped getting ready in the bathroom and stood to listen. Cole was sitting next to Kadee and they had the Christmas book spread over their legs. Kadee states to her brother, "Okay, Cole let me tell you about God...when mommy and daddy get a divorce and mommy marries God, he will be our stepfather!"
My heart has never laughed so much in my life! This is a true "kid" story that I am sure we will continuously bring up throughout her life. What a moment to just stop and think about the things that come out of kiddo's mouths! Love her!
Well in exactly one week from today, we will tuck Kadence in, probably stare at her a while and wonder to ourselves, where did the time go. On Monday morning she will be attending her very first day of school. To say the least mommy is undergoing minor bouts of disbelief, distraughtness and even a little depression. My baby girl just isn't a baby anymore. All of the concerns a mother could possibly have are rushing through me at a mile a minute! Will she make friends, will she have a good teacher, will she make it to the bathroom on time?!?!? I am trying so hard to hide my anxiousness and just play the, "this is so exciting" card with her. I don't want her to read my tension and freak out! Although I have to say regardless of my fears I have all of the faith in the world in that little girl. She never ceases to amaze me. So I will put on my happy face and try to instill all the confidence I can in her and send her on her way. I do however plan on taking the day off of work because I am already anticipating a major breakdown when she walks through that classroom door and into her new world...just to clarify, the breakdown will be me in the parking lot! Despite all of my nervousness and tears we are on our way.
We went to Target today with our school supply list in our hands and checked off all the goodies on the list as we placed them in the basket. Kadence picked out her backpack. Mommy liked a pink and brown rockstar backpack with skulls and lots of bling. Daddy liked a blue skull and guitar backpack. And then we realized wait, we're not the ones starting school, she is so she very carefully picked out a black and pink Hello Kitty backpack.
