luckily, i had a small encounter today that will be today's brief entry. i had the honor and privilege of speaking to some of my favorite people in the world on the telephone, my two wonderful nephews heath and wade.
the conversations were quite simple ("hey boo! i'm playing batman games! will you be a part of my birthday this year? when will you come to my house? yeah, because they look pretty cool." "daddy! banana! baby charlie!")
and it made me miss them even more than i already do. i know, i know. they're not my children. and many people find it freakish that i so obsessively follow their every move. but i really really love these varmints. sometimes, jesse and i will start a conversation on anything--say dish towels--and it always leads to a line like "hey, remember that one time that wade ate that dish towel and he made that one face? oh man, that was hilarious." and then we spend about ten minutes reminiscing on all the intelligent, hilarious, and sweet things that these boys whip out to melt my heart.
now, i have to be fair and state that i have so many wonderful nephews (seven) and nieces (two) that i love ridiculously, but jil has let me claim her sons as my own, and i do so willingly--heart wide open and maternal instincts firmly gripping these little ones down.
today i have spent some time thanking my heavenly father for letting me have such an amazing relationship with these boys while i have struggled with wanting some little ones of my own for quite some time.
they may not be our kids, but we sure love the kibbles and bits out of them.
