Today I took Rex on a man mission. Colette and Asia went to the library for homeschooling, and so when Rex woke up from his nap, we went out. The mission? Walking to the store to buy Dixie cups. I know Dixie cups don't sound too manly, and the journey not too perilous, but to a toddler who loves his Dixie cups, and who has not walked this way before, it would be the perfect way for two guys to demonstrate their manhood.
Only, one guy had to carry the other most of the way. When Rex is in a new situation, he clings to us, and since, as I said, he had not walked this way before, he wanted to be held. This was no problem--I liked doing it--except that I had over-layered, and so I had to tie my jacket around my waist because I started to sweat. We got to the store and found they had no Dixie cups, so we bought a pack of M&M's and a bottle of water, and sat on the curb enjoying our spoils.
Then we walked a different way home--well, me walking and him being carried--and ended up at the park. Two boys played on the jungle gym; they were on a man mission too as they made up stories of space cowboys. Rex watched with wide-eyed fascination. Soon it started to rain, so I hoisted Rex on my shoulders and ran. We arrived home, wet from rain and sweat. It was good to go on a man mission with my new son, and there are many more to come.
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- C.S. Heinz
- I'm the Director of Marketing for EnergyCAP, Inc., publisher of the best selling energy management software. I write on topics like prayer, discipleship, intimacy with God, family, and adoption. I like to buy books and sometimes I even read them.
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