Today is Wednesday.
Tatum is home for Spring Break, and earlier this week we had some really sweet, fun days together (see SB Part 1). But today was different.
She woke up sore from getting her braces tightened, and I woke up not feeling like myself at all. (I don’t want to say my usual, but it happened to be one of the harder days for me). By the time she came out for breakfast (LATE), I was already struggling. I had been up, trying to stay upright, trying to push through, but honestly… I just wanted to go back to bed.
We sat together and worked on her book that she’s editing, but I could feel my body not cooperating, so I finally told her, “I need to lay down for a bit.”
A little while later, she came in to check on me.
And I started to cry.
I said, “I’m sorry about this, Taties… I wanted to do something fun today.”
She didn’t hesitate. She just hugged me and said,
“Can we go to Walgreens?”
This would be hard, but I needed a few things anyway…to get her some soup for her mouth etc…..so I pulled myself together and we went.
When we got there, she said, “I’ll meet you back at the car.”
HUH? Ok..I didn’t think much of it.
I grabbed what we needed and headed back out. A few minutes later, she came to the car holding a little bag. When we got home, she asked if we had a basket. I grabbed one for her, still not really understanding what she was doing.
And then… she surprised me.
Inside the basket was a little pink pig (we’re calling her Pita), some lip care, and a card that made me completely fall apart.
She had spent all her money on me.
Every last bit….she only had $20 left.
And she gave it to me.
As I sit here writing this, Pita is right next to me.
Also, Pickle (her love toy) is getting to know him.
And I can honestly say this was the light in my day.
Not because everything suddenly got better or because the symptoms disappeared.
But because in the middle of a hijacked day…TOT made me feel so special and loved.
Tatum has a way of doing that.
She has a gift for seeing people and reading them. And for me, she showed up in ways that I will never forget.
A Reminder (FOR ME!)
Sometimes the day doesn’t need to be fixed.
Sometimes it just needs a little light to shine on it. Tot, that is you and your heart.. And of course a pink pig named Pita.
