Saturday, June 27, 2009

Caleb's Request to God

So, yesterday as I'm trying to get everything together to get Caleb out the door to daycare, we have the following conversation:

Caleb: Mommy, where's God and Jesus?

Me: In Heaven

Caleb: Well, how is God going to give me my baby brother and baby sister from Heaven?

Me: When God wants Mommy and Daddy to have another baby, He will put a baby in Mommy's belly.

Caleb: I want to ask God to give us a baby brother and a baby sister. How do I do that?

Me: You have to pray to God to ask him for the things you NEED.


So, Caleb gets down on his knees in the floor in front of the door and looks to Heaven. He then said, Mommy, you have to help me. I don't know how to pray.


Okay, so my 4 year old son wants me to help him pray for a brother and a sister. I'm not really sure what to think at this moment, so I help him with his request.


Me (with Caleb repeating after me word for word): Dear God, I would like to have a baby brother and a baby sister, if that's okay with you. Amen.


I guess now we'll have to wait and see if God answers Caleb's request. Hopefully, it will only be for either a brother OR a sister and not both at once!

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Where has the time gone?!

Ok. So, I just realized it's been like 2 weeks since I posted. I apologize for this. I've been working 12 hour days at work and trying to get ready for VBS at church next week, so I've been a little busy! I didn't even get to buy Father's Day cards for our dads this year. It's been a crazy two weeks. As soon as I have more than five minutes, I'll post an update. Thanks for being patient!

Monday, June 15, 2009

A Dinner Prayer

We went out to dinner tonight and asked Caleb to say the blessing. He normally does a little song that goes like this:
God, our Father
God, our Father
Once again
Once again
Thank you for our blessings
Thank you for our blessings
Amen
Amen
However, tonight he surprised us and actually prayed a prayer to God. While he forgot to ask God to bless the food, he did ask God to help make his boo-boos feel better and his daddy's boo-boos to feel better. He apparently did not feel the need to ask God to help Mommy with anything. =)
I was so proud of my little boy. It made me feel like we, as parents, are doing something right. He has learned to pray and ask God to help with the concerns of his heart. I wish others could have heard him. It was so sweet to hear Caleb saying that prayer.

Sunday, May 31, 2009

A Look Back....

Today was Anthony's dad's last Sunday as the pastor at our church. He is retiring after 30 years of pastoring. He is still going to preach, just in an evangelistic role. He first came to our church in October of 1999. While this is a bittersweet time for us, it causes me to look back over these last 9 years and give thanks to God for bringing these people into our lives. Had God not sent Rick and Sandra Morgan to our church 9 years ago when we were out of a pastor, then I would not have met my husband and would not be a mother to Caleb. While I'll miss not getting to see them every Sunday and will miss hearing Rick preach, I know that this is what the Lord would have them to do.

An Award for My Blog

My dear friend Teresa Rogers has given me a blog award! Yea! I appreciate that she thought of me when handing out this award.

I will pass this award on to my cousin Kameren (who will always be Kamie to me!), a first time mom to Parker.