So, today, yes January 1, 2010, Ashley brought a folded piece of paper up to me and said, "This is a Happy Birthday Card for Jesus." Later she told me the same and said, "can you please mail it to Him?"
How sweet is that? I told her I was so thankful that she was being thoughtful and rewarded her with a mini-marshmallow. She was thrilled.
I've been amazed at how interested in Jesus, God, Moses, David, Goliath and other Bible characters she has been lately. At one nativity scene in Dufur, she said, "there's baby Jesus, but where are the wise men Mommy?" Last night, Ashley was full of questions about God, Jesus, heaven, the Garden of Eden, the mean snake, etc. Bedtime stories with Daddy took forever because she had so many questions about everything. Where do you start, where do you end, and how do you explain the concepts of God and our need for a saviour in two and a half year old mentality? Praise Him that she is asking...we pray that our children will grow to know and love Jesus and his ways, and that they will accept the forgiveness and freedom only He can bring to our lives.
zoe wrote a card to Jesus for his birthday when she was about 3 years old. I put it in a special place and gave it to her to look at this Christmas. It was a fun memory and she got a kick out of it. She laughed at her scribbles that made no sense, but I reminded her that God knew exactly what she was trying to say and he adored her card. She replied that when she gets to heaven someday, she can't wait to ask him to remind her what she wrote!
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