Tonight as I was laying in bed with Clayton to put him "night night" we sang a song. "God's not dead. NO! He is alive! He's living inside of me." Clayton loves this song, and we've been singing it a lot lately.
After we finished singing, he said, "He lives in me." I said, "Yes, baby. When you invite Jesus into your heart, when you ask him to come in, he comes in your heart and lives there forever." Within seconds, Clayton said, "Jesus come in." Those words were so precious. My heart melted inside of me.
Shortly after, his little mind had wondered on to another one of his favorite bedtime stories...the three little pigs and the big bad wolf. He said, "the wolf's not gonna get me, Momma." I spoke the words, "No, honey. The wolf is not gonna get you", and it hit me like a ton of bricks. Those words had so much more meaning tonight. I thought to myself, "The Big Bad Wolf is not going to get you, honey," and tears streamed down my cheeks. The words scrolled through my mind dozens of times.
I know that Clayton is little and many will probably question whether this simple, sweet prayer of his will "count", but you know what...I believe that it does...and it always will. God is big enough!
I'm sure that Clayton will someday say a modified version of this simple prayer again...in 2, 3, 5, 10 years...and that is fine. But I will always treasure those simple sweet words that he spoke tonight, and I am just positive that Jesus treasures them, too. I'm sure that the God of the Universe believes that it "counts". After all, did he not say that the kingdom belongs to the little children such as these.
I can't help but believe that God's desire is for us all to accept Him when we are so young so that His Spirit has all the more time to live in us and mold us.
Shame on us for making it so much more complicated. And praise God that he understands even the heart of my 2 year old.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Gone Fishing w/ Daddy
Tonight I took Clayton for his first fishing trip…. Tenille had her Mothers of Preschoolers meeting, and before she left she asked Clayton what he and daddy were going to do… Clayton looked up at me and said I’m gonna go with daddy and catch a really big fishy. So I had to at least take him out and see how he would do. When we left it was 56 degrees at about 6:00pm so the sun was setting. He patiently set with daddy at the fishing hole for over an hour. The whole time there was another dad and his sons catching little bluegill nearly every cast. Poor Clayton’s dad was not prepared though. He only brought the jigs that he normally will at least catch at least one fish.
So while I sat there and felt bad that Clayton’s first fishing trip was gonna be a bust, I overheard the dad on a cell phone call next to us… Turns out they were originally from Indiana so I got to talking to them about that and just before I was to through in the towel the dad offered us an earth worm… By this time his boys had given up on the fishing, I guess catching at least 20 in the hour we sat there was to much work… So I cast out in the same spot where the other boys were catching the fish, and nothing… Three more casts and still nothing, all the while Clayton was getting tired of being there to and just running on the hill behind me. So Clayton comes down and say’s daddy lets go… at that point I cast out one more time and tell him to reel it in… which when he reels it’s like reel in 6 inches then he gets confused and starts trying to reel in reverse…. Well turns out that’s what they wanted and Clayton reeled the fish in the photo all but the last 10 feet because I had to get it over some logs.
Needless to say I’m a proud papa tonight and also a little jealous that he was able to catch one while I was unable to make anything happen… Oh well I love the little squirt.
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So while I sat there and felt bad that Clayton’s first fishing trip was gonna be a bust, I overheard the dad on a cell phone call next to us… Turns out they were originally from Indiana so I got to talking to them about that and just before I was to through in the towel the dad offered us an earth worm… By this time his boys had given up on the fishing, I guess catching at least 20 in the hour we sat there was to much work… So I cast out in the same spot where the other boys were catching the fish, and nothing… Three more casts and still nothing, all the while Clayton was getting tired of being there to and just running on the hill behind me. So Clayton comes down and say’s daddy lets go… at that point I cast out one more time and tell him to reel it in… which when he reels it’s like reel in 6 inches then he gets confused and starts trying to reel in reverse…. Well turns out that’s what they wanted and Clayton reeled the fish in the photo all but the last 10 feet because I had to get it over some logs.
Needless to say I’m a proud papa tonight and also a little jealous that he was able to catch one while I was unable to make anything happen… Oh well I love the little squirt.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Time is Coming
As I finished my Beth Moore bible study, A Woman's Heart God's Dwelling Place, last month, she spoke the words "time is coming." Those words have stuck with me since then, and they come to my mind frequently. How true they are!
Although I sometimes feel that time is flying away faster than the speed of light, as a Christian, I need to do better about acknowledging that time is coming! It is something that I've known of course, but it certainly has a new spin on it now. I'm a little more motivated. Whenever I look around and see Mt. Laundry (many of you have met Mt. Laundry. If you haven't then stop by my house sometime, and I'm sure he'll be here to greet you! As a matter of a fact, he'll probably be sitting in your seat on the couch...hehe.)...Anyway, whenever I think to myself "there just isn't enough time. How am I ever going to get everything done?" It is right then and there that God stops me in my tracks and speaks to me..."My child, there is enough time. There is enough time for you to do what I am asking you to do, enough for you to make the impact I'm asking you to make. There is plenty of time for you to be the woman I am asking you to be!"
Imagine that! Gods time is still perfect.
Although I sometimes feel that time is flying away faster than the speed of light, as a Christian, I need to do better about acknowledging that time is coming! It is something that I've known of course, but it certainly has a new spin on it now. I'm a little more motivated. Whenever I look around and see Mt. Laundry (many of you have met Mt. Laundry. If you haven't then stop by my house sometime, and I'm sure he'll be here to greet you! As a matter of a fact, he'll probably be sitting in your seat on the couch...hehe.)...Anyway, whenever I think to myself "there just isn't enough time. How am I ever going to get everything done?" It is right then and there that God stops me in my tracks and speaks to me..."My child, there is enough time. There is enough time for you to do what I am asking you to do, enough for you to make the impact I'm asking you to make. There is plenty of time for you to be the woman I am asking you to be!"
Imagine that! Gods time is still perfect.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Every day counts!
Wow! I can't believe how quickly life changes. Clayton turned 2 two weeks ago, and today Jesse and I celebrate our 6 year anniversary. Last night I received beautiful "anniversary eve" bouquet of flowers. I was quite impressed that he decided to start our special day together a day early. That means I really get a two day anniversary this year! How fun is that?!
Some days I still feel like a little girl playing house. Other days,of course, I feel like we've been married for 50 years. Most of you who know us would probably agree that we act...for the most part...as if we've been married for quite some time. We are comfortable with one another. We know one anothers quirks and bad habits, but we are doing our best to keep in touch with the reasons why we first fell in love in the first place. And we're also trying to learn more about and fall more in love with the new us. After all, we've both changed so much since the time we were 19! We started reading The Love Dare together a couple of weeks ago, and I must say that I think even Jesse would agree that it has been fun.
Some days I still feel like a little girl playing house. Other days,of course, I feel like we've been married for 50 years. Most of you who know us would probably agree that we act...for the most part...as if we've been married for quite some time. We are comfortable with one another. We know one anothers quirks and bad habits, but we are doing our best to keep in touch with the reasons why we first fell in love in the first place. And we're also trying to learn more about and fall more in love with the new us. After all, we've both changed so much since the time we were 19! We started reading The Love Dare together a couple of weeks ago, and I must say that I think even Jesse would agree that it has been fun.
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