May 2, 2011
Dear Emily,
Although April has been quiet, May is shaping up to be very busy as your parents continue to prepare for your arrival. Last weekend your daddy painted your room. Even though he painted it the same sage green, the room now looks fresh and clean again. The next step was to set up your crib. Finally, your daddy and Uncle Robert moved the changing table upstairs to your room. Everything is coming together!
Your room is another confirmation of God’s blessings for me. When I was a little girl, that room was a storage room…just like the majority of the upstairs rooms. The wallpaper, a huge apple pattern, was torn and stained, evidence of the time when my aunt and uncle had used the room as a kitchen. The floor was not painted or refinished. Junk was everywhere. A sidesaddle, an old chair, football equipment, and later, Uncle Jody’s military uniforms hung on the walls on bare nails. Boxes of books and items inherited from my grandmother’s house cluttered the floor. The room was a mess! As I cleaned out that room and remodeled the house, I did so with the prayer that God would grant me the opportunity to live in that house again. My vision was to use that room as a study, an office, or a small guest room.
God didn’t answer that prayer. Instead He has given me a much more wonderful blessing…a blessing that I didn't anticipate...your family! Three years ago, Simon claimed that room as his and filled it with his toys and other “boy stuff.” Now, he has moved to the room next door and that ugly old kitchen is being turned into a beautiful nursery. Soon your mommy will put the finishing touches on the walls…butterflies! What a great choice to decorate your room because your room is like a butterfly. A butterfly begins life as an ugly caterpillar but eventually evolves into a beautiful creature. That room has evolved from the unsightly space of my childhood into a cozy, inviting nursery… a special place for you to play and learn and dream and grow: a beautiful room for a beautiful baby girl.
I love you, Emily!
