The Security Blanket

We’ve been wondering if and when our daughter, Marcella was going to gain an attachment to a certain item like a lot of kids do. I’ve heard it called different things like a lovey or security blanket. Mine was a blanket with a satin edge I simply called “B”. I used to rub the satin so much that it eventually fell off, the stitching loosened over time.We actually tried to create one for Marcella, first a little stuffed bear from her Grandma and when that didn’t work a white, fluffy rabbit from a co-worker we nicknamed “Funny Bunny”. Neither one of these panned out so we just let it go, no big deal.

We thought she had finally settled on something herself, her talking dog, Violet, that sings songs and tells her she loves her using her own name. Marcella kisses and hugs her and seemed to be attached to her but that faded pretty quickly.

Marcella has surprised us with her choice of security blanket. The thing she loves to drag around with her, clutches to in her car seat, swings in her hand at the playground is not a stuffed animal or blanket, not a book or toy of any kind but her sippy cup.

Any sippy cup will do; she is not partial to a particular one. Lest you think it is the liquid in the cup she is attached to, I feel I should point out the only thing she has ever had to drink is water. Occassionally I will flavor it with a squeeze of lemon but that is it. She generally doesn’t even drink much from the cup, but chews on it, plays with it and carries it around. This also surprises me since she has never had a pacifier, bottle or artificial nipple of any kind.

She sees the  cup and all of the sudden it is “wa wa, wa wa, wa wa” and she will point to it to indicate she would like her cup. She will also say “wa wa” if she sees a water bottle or glass of water, too but since water is the only thing ever in the sippy cup, that is what she calls it. I am curious if she would still say that if I put something else in the cup but I haven’t tested that out yet.

Marcella's favorite cup

She does have a favorite, one she prefers to the others. It is the most expensive one we have so she has good taste I guess. :) It is a shiny insulated cup and I’m guessing that is why she likes it.What is your child’s favorite object? Is it as unusual as my daughter’s or is her choice not unusual at all? Do all children just love their cups?

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A Voice in the Wind: Book Review

It has been many years since I have read my favorite book, A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers but since I haven’t read much of anything besides a massive stack of magazines I am trying to get through and give away, I decided to write a review on it.

It is a very powerful book about a Jewish slave girl named Hadassah and the Roman empire. I literally sobbed while reading this book which is very rare for me. There are two other books that follow, An Echo in the Darkness and As Sure as the Dawn but the first is by far my favorite. I couldn’t put this book down and holed myself up in my room to read it the first time. I have since bought the book (I had borrowed it from a friend the first time) and reread it but that was still awhile ago so the book is not fresh in my mind. For that reason, I’m going to link to a review I thought was good and gives you the gist of what the book is about. :) I know, that is totally cheating.

If you need a good summer book to read on the beach, this one would be great. It’s a wonderful, wonderful book that will inspire you to live the Christian life more faithfully.