Love Mulitplies, Not Divides

I have been blessed to grow close to an amazing woman while living in Carmel.  I don't remember how the relationship started or even when really, but Hadley had a lot to do with it.  Hadley has an sixth sense for finding good  people and almost over night she fell in love with Ms. Audrey.  She would run to hug her each time she saw her and she would get so excited to see her!  I began to get to know her through Hadley and the more I got to know her the more I could see why Hadley loved her so much.  Hadley was getting very wrapped up in Ms. Audrey but I couldn't help but be a little cautious. 

You see, Ms. Audry has a big family full of wonderful people.  She has daughters, a son, granddaughters, and several great grand children who live nearby and they are all very involved in each other's lives. I just couldn't see where Hadley would fit in.  I thought Ms. Audrey couldn't possibly have enough room in her heart for one more child and I didn't want Hadley to get hurt when this reality hit.

I tried to pull away, slowly and without anyone noticing, but the bond between Hadley and Ms. Audrey was too much to compete with.  For six months I would watch them together and Ms. Audrey really became a part of our family but I couldn't get that nagging paranoia out of my mind.  We all grew closer and there is an unmistakable bond between Ms. Audrey and my family.   

The more time we've spent together the more she's shown me that love multiplies, not divides.  I watched in awe as Ms. Audrey allowed us in her heart, right beside her family.  She has a heart that I haven't seen since my grandma and I am so honored to have her in my life.  Just watching her unconditional love, that she freely gives, inspires me to be a better person and reminds me how wonderful love, without strings, is.  What a blessing this reminder has been!  My grandma always had a knack for making everyone around her feel loved and Ms. Audrey has that same gift.  I am so happy that God brought this amazing woman into our lives!

Tooth Fairy Mix Up!

Last night the tooth fairy missed our house!  Can you believe it?  Seriously, an eager little girl, excitedly anticipating a dollar from the tooth fairy and that hussy is a no show!  What  kind of fairy does the tooth fairy think she is? 

Naturally, Hadley woke up at 6:30 and came running downstairs with the shocking news!  I pretended to sleep through it while she told Keith.  He settled her down then looked at me and face palm!  Epic fail!

Keith and I did some quick recon and explained to Hadley that she lost her tooth very late in the evening, and very unexpectedly.  That coupled with the fact that it's summer and kids are probably getting teeth knocked out left and right, and the tooth fairy is just backlogged!  We both feel pretty confident that she'll make an apperance tonight and she'll probably put a lil something extra under the pillow!

We'll be collecting our parents of the year awards sometime in the near future!