November 16, 2014

Selah June is so lucky to have Jeremy Evans as a daddy.  His evenings and weekends are so precious during this time of year.  Working in retail during the holiday season is not the most fun job in the world.  Managers deal with corporate demands for store overhauls, employee demands for schedules that accommodate family holiday plans, and customer demands for the greatest deals and the best service.  He spends more time “on the floor” this time of year, in the store on his feet.  His back is sore, and his spirits are low.

That’s what makes his dedication to this little girl so much more meaningful to me.  I know how hard it is for him to get up every morning and face another day as the Christmas countdown continues.  I know the need he has to zone out in the evenings after work to TV to games on his phone — to anything that provides mindless entertainment.

Selah June provides entertainment, but she takes every ounce of attention one can muster.  She needs her daddy to hold her and bounce her and rock her and sing to her and kiss her and feed her and change her and bounce her some more.  And he does it…

Today, in the late afternoon, she had a bit of a fussy period.  Her daddy took her outside… the place where she feels most zen.  She blinks and coos to the wind on her face.  She looks all around at the lights and the trees.  And she listens intently to all the different sounds of coming winter in the country.  She finds her peace.

Her daddy loves her, and he wants her to find her peace — even at the expense of his.