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My Stories, Part IV

My Stories, Part IV


On Tuesdays I'm answering questions from My Mom. Her Stories. Her Words.

Today's Question

Mom, what where some of the best presents you received when you were a kid? Part II


Since I only mentioned one gift last week, I decided to do a part II.

The other best present was my Cabbage Patch Kid.  Since this story takes place when I'm 4 the details might be fuzzy.  This story was triggered by watching home movies last weekend at the cabin.

In 1984, there was a lot of change.  I was getting a baby sister, turning 5, my parents added on to our house, and I wanted the most popular toy.  My friend had gotten one for her birthday and she wouldn't even let me touch it.

One day my friend and her cabbage patch were over for a playdate.  I was so upset that I didn't have a Cabbage Patch that I started crying.  My mom said we should stop and pray that I would get a cabbage patch.  It would take an answer to prayer for this doll, my mom said that there weren't any at any of the stores she'd been too.  I knew my birthday was soon so maybe by then I would have a doll.

That night my mom had to run to the store to get a pattern and there at the register were 4 cabbage patch.  She told me that the man in front of her bought 2 and she got the cutest one.  My prayers were answered and I was about to find out how awesome God was.

This next part was recorded and I've watched it a bunch of times.

My mom came home and showed the doll to my dad, they decided to sneak it into my room.  They weren't expecting me to wake up and want a glass of water and find my new baby.

On the video my mom asks me about what I found and how God answered my prayer.  I was so excited to get Elisabeth Stephie.  I took her every where.  My grandmother made her clothes and knitted her slippers, and my grandfather made her a bed.

Now Samuel plays with her and calls her baby.  She wears one of Charlotte's shirts and sits in her bouncy seat.  Samuel made her take a nap today and had me swaddle her up in one of his old blankets.

Charlotte, Elisabeth Stephie, and Samuel

Elisabeth Stephie was one of the most amazing gifts.  I learned the power of prayer, how to take care of my own 'baby' and created a lifetime of memories all with one doll.

Next week: Mom, who were your favorite pets, and what made them special?

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