A few days before Christmas, Tatum spotted a singing Hippo at Fry’s Grocery Store. Upon pushing his paw, he belts out, “I wanna hippopotamus for Christmas.” She fixed her mind on it, not to be changed. I noticed the price to be $14.95, and I told her that the day after Christmas, it would be 1/2 that price. She was going to have to pay for it with her allowance, so if she waited, she’d save $7.50. Could she wait?
She reminded me every day that on Thursday morning, we’d head to Fry’s to buy that 1/2-priced singing hippo. Well, the day arrived, and when we got there, there was ONE left. The lady scanned it and guess what!? It was $7.49. She did a happy dance, and the hippo and Tatum were united. Her patience paid off.
And he’s been singing to us ever since. The brilliant toymaker allows one to click the button again and he shuts off. Hooray!
Later that day, I spotted her using TWO of her other Christmas gifts. She was doing a sermon to her kids. She was teaching them (on her new microphone) from the Bible and had them memorize part of one of the Gospels, Mark. She had them first memorize that there were 4 (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) all told from different points of view. It was so cute!
Her heart for Jesus and her patience (which is a fruit of HIM) shines through. I love watching her.