PRECIOUS MOMENTS

No, this isn't about those little ceramic figurines! Two days ago I got really depressed and went to bed that night overwhelmed. Maybe I'll write about that later. The good thing is that God was faithful to answer my cries and I was a lot better the next day. On top of that, He blessed me with two very precious moments concerning my children. One I observed and one I took part in.

The first one happened in the kitchen while I was in the den watching TV. My two sons age 7 and 4 were in the kitchen eating yogurt, their favorite food. All of a sudden I heard them speaking about God. This is sort of how the conversation went.

S4(son, 4) "But I can't see God."
S7(son, 7) "Well He's still there, He's everywhere." (That answer by the way is from a children's catechism he learned last year and that S4 is learning this year.)
S4 Makes a comment about how he still can't see God.
S7 "Do you believe in God?"
S4 "No." (He actually answers the same question yes sometimes so I don't know why he answered it no this time.)
S7 "Well I do. God created everything. He created us. He created the trees and the moon and the sun and everything."

That was pretty much the end of the conversation. I then proceeded to smother S7 with much affection and praise for witnessing to his brother.

The next moment happened later that night while we were getting ready for bed. S4 was in my daughter's room and we were talking about babies. I asked him if he wanted me to have another baby. (By the way, we want to have blessing #4 very badly right now.)

S4 "Yes."
Mommy "Do you want it to be a boy or a girl?"
S4 "A boyyy." (Emphasis on the last letter!)
Mommy "So you want to have another brother?"
S4 "No."
Mommy "Wait, don't you want mommy to have another baby?"
S4 "No I want a dog."
ROTFL Literally!!

Those two little blessings from God yesterday really encouraged me. And to top THAT all off, I read this before I went to bed --

"O my strength, I will sing praises to Thee;
For God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness." Psalm 59:17

The note in the margin of my Bible says that those last words literally mean, "God of my lovingkindness."

Blessings!