This post is dedicated to my dear little friend, Lindsey! Lindsey loves the color pink, has blue eyes, loves the movies Tangled, Sleeping Beauty and Cars, and likes to blow bubbles outside. She is almost 3 years old. For the last two semesters I have spent my Friday afternoons with Lindsey, playing games, making crafts, going to the park, and visiting museums, while her mom and dad go to work. Though I watch her for free, I feel that I have gained so much by spending this little time with such a wonderful 2 year old. It has been such a rewarding experience to take part in helping Lindsey learn her letters, colors, shapes, songs and just about everything else you can think of! She is so smart! She makes me laugh all the time! For the first few months I watched her she would always refer to herself in third person ("oh man, Lindsey took a long nap, she's tired" or "Lindsey loves playing with dinosaur Rex"), she doesn't do that so much anymore. We loved doing everything together! She would often ask me to paint her fingernails or make cookies. She loved taking things home at the end of the day to show her mom and dad. Her parents are great, they have raised her so well. She has wonderful manners. Lindsey says thank you for everything! And when I say everything, I really mean everything. On my last Friday watching her, I was painting her fingernails and she quietly said, "Josalyn, I love you." That was one of the most precious moments I have ever experienced.
When I first told people I watched a little girl for 8 hours every Friday without being paid, they thought I was crazy! What about school, they would ask me? I truly believe that the Lord has played a major part in this. This semester, through some large miracle, I earned a 4.0 at BYU. I know that this was because the Lord blessed me for serving his little child and blessing their families lives.
I have to be honest, a few tears have been shed since that last Friday. When Friday rolls around I get ready to see Lindsey pull up to my house, run to the door and throw her arms around me saying, "Josalyn! You're my friend." I will never forget Lindsey and the impact she has had on my life. I love that little girl, and I'm not ashamed to say that one of my best friends, is a toddler :)
