I was in the kitchen the other day, and all of the sudden heard a little voice say: "Jonah, Jesus loves, Joshua, Jericho, Baby Jesus." I turned the corner, and this is what I found:
A little girl "reading" her baby brother's bible Poppa gave him on his baptism.
My heart is encouraged when I see this for so many reasons:
1. Children imitate what we do, and the fact that she imitates us reading our Bibles is incredibly uplifting for this tired and worn out mama.
2. This is what it means for our children to inherit our Faith-- that they would never know what it's like not to love the Lord with all their heart, and that one day they would own that Faith as their own.
3. Emma is beginning to seek Jesus' help. I don't think she knows she is doing it, or what it means for her to do it, but we have been trying to teach her to pray to Jesus to help her get through her difficult terrible-two tantrums.
ps-- if you read between the lines of #3, you'll know that mothering this little girl has been a bit of a challenge lately.
So touching to read and see. Your actions seem to be speaking loudly in your home.
ReplyDeleteDid she really let you take a photo or did you come up and surprise her with the camera? It seems like a very natural shot. So cute to see her little shorts and sandals and what seems to be a sticker on her knee. Reading in the hallway. . .the little baby Bible.