His and Hers

My favorite line from the movie "Juno" is when the prospective adoptive parents are in the yellow nursery and the father-to-be says, "honestly boys don't like the color yellow." I think Brad and I were the only ones in the theater laughing outloud. I have to admit it isn't the funniest stand alone line I've ever heard. But I've loved the color yellow since I wore holes in my first yellow nightgown as a kid. My husband didn't blink an eye when I chose my wedding dress to be yellow. In fact he went out and bought me a citrine (yellow) wedding ring. The first room we painted in our house, and the room we love the most, we painted "Torchlight Yellow". In recent months this "yellow" room has been in the process of becoming our nursery for our soon to be little girl or boy (we don't know which!) If it's a girl or a boy we'll hope they enjoy the color yellow. And when they get older if they really don't we'll work with them to find a color more to their liking. My four year old nephew is in the process of negotiating with his parents which shade of purple he can paint his new bedroom! Not surprisingly the yellow room has been balanced out with shades of red and blue, reflecting several Cubs memorbilia already in place. So yellow or Cubbies, as parents we are already making choices for our kid. One of my biggest hopes is that we will be challenging yet flexible parents, encouraging yet always surprised by our childs likes and dislikes as they find their way in the world. If our child grows up to have a healthy self-understanding, a love for God and a generous spirit of giving back, I think those are some of the most important attributes I can pray for...and of course it would be an added bonus if they like the color yellow, too!