Sept 8, 2008.....5 years ago tomorrow...God blessed us with the precious gift of our little boy!
We never realized just how much we needed this little guy....thankfully, God knew! Aiden has been the sunshine we didn't know we were missing. What a sweet, caring little boy he is! Last night we watched the Disney movie "Tangled". At the end of the movie the lost Princess finally finds her family and is reunited with them after 18 years. I watched his face and was awestruck at the tears that slide down his little cheeks. What a precious, tender heart! Today, we visited some furniture stores trying to find Aiden a new bed. His bed had broken and he was excited about getting a new one. The ones we found were very expensive and we couldn't justify spending that much on a bed we were pretty sure he'd outgrow in a few years. We left the stores without his brand new bed. He never uttered a word of complaint or even acted disappointed. Off to the consignment store we went where we found a used twin bed for $20. It was very dirty and was not much to look at. I knew we could clean it up and it would be fine but I secretly worried about how he would react to his "new bed". He never acted a bit disappointed, never uttered a negative word and acted as though we had picked out a $2,000 bed. We brought it home and the two of us set in to cleaning it out on the driveway. With magic erasers in hand, bleach, scratch cover and good ole soap and water, we transformed his dirty bed into a very nice little bed. After we had it set up in his room, I overheard him tell his sister...."Shay, you need to come wook (look) at my new bed, it's amaaaazing". I have learned so many valuable lessons from this little boy. He cherishes everything, values every day and every person he meets. It simply amazes me that a 6 year old can find something good in about every situation. Yes, Aiden was an orphan and needed a family, but I do believe we needed him MORE than he needed us!! Thank you God for the blessing of Aiden!
