These were the verses that were on my mind today as just about everything I had planned went awry. I had so many things I told people I and my husband were going to do this weekend, and then today Scott told me that we weren't going to be able to do everything like I had planned. Yes I was a bit disappointed, but I also realized that I had overplanned again. I keep thinking that I will get everything done, that I plan. I go about telling people the order I plan to have everything done in and then to find out there is a glitch in the plan. I guess I go on overload sometimes thinking I can make everything work out for everyone and make all the plans fit together so everyone can be happy, yet I miss something somewhere and Scott has to stop me and say "Whoa, wait a minute."
This verse came to mind today because I thought I could get everything done that I told people we would do. And when Scott had to make a change in my plans, I thought, but I just told everyone... So I had to explain to all those I told, including our children why plans have changed. I'm glad that God understands my mind and has made it to where a wife can be submissive to her husband and yet not found guilty for the promises she made ignorant of the problems that might insue. I would not be a submissive wife, if I had to force my husband to help me keep all the things, I said we would do.
I kept one part of what I said I would do this week. Scott did not tell me I couldn't so I was able to do that part. But the part that he voided, I was not able to keep. I would have sure bent over backwards trying but Scott told me that we couldn't do things how I planned.
It is always interesting when I live out an example in the Bible. It makes it more clear to me, why God would say that the wife is not responsible for a vow that her husband voids.
Num 30:3-16
(3) If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth;
(4) And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
(5) But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
(6) And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;
(7) And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
(8) But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall forgive her.
(9) But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
(10) And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;
(11) And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
(12) But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD shall forgive her.
(13) Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
(14) But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them.
(15) But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity.
(16) These are the statutes, which the LORD commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in her father's house.
Trusting God to help us build a Rock Solid Family one pebble at a time. (Luke 6:48)
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Catching Up on Memories
Alright, alright, so it's been 6 days since I posted! :) So for my brother, I'll try to catch up. This past weekend we visited a church in Oklahoma. We enjoyed our visit with them. They put us up in a real nice hotel with an in-door swimming pool. The kids really liked that. We let them stay up a little late Saturday night to swim. Jonathan was the only one who didn't seem to like the water, but I think it's mainly because he was tired and wanting to go to bed.
Sunday, we stopped at a gas station on our way to church. The gas station wound up having a computer glitch and so he wound up charged twice but they wouldn't be sure of it until they counted the till later that day. So Scott told them he would be back after church and they can give him his money back if he was over charged. Thankfully we made it to church before Sunday School started even though waiting on the computer took a while.
The kids made a few friends at the church. We got to see a 9 month old baby, which got the kids dreaming of when Jonathan will be big enough to do that much. The church had what Scott and I call canned music. Their piano is played over the sound system off of a CD. We didn't tell them that I played the piano at the beginning. We don't like churches calling a pastor because of what his wife can do. Some churches may say they are seeking a pastor when they are actually seeking a piano player. I think more people should learn to play piano. I am going to have to get out my keyboard and start teaching my children how to play as well. They can play the Ukulele pretty well but I need to teach them the piano. I've never taught piano before but I figured it would be worth trying with my kids. It would be a good part of their education.
Let's see, what else is going on? Instead of blogging I need to be outside working on the trailer. After lunch I will probably start working on that again. I worked on it some yesterday but had to wait on some boxes. I now have the boxes and can finish the task. We are glad we have the trailer available to be used. We will be delivering it to it's new temporary location at the end of this week. I have a lot of fond memories of that trailer. We lived in it for a year. Even though it was small, we were actually able to manage quite simply. The only problem I had was figuring out where to put our 4th child.
From the experience of living in a trailer, I learned that a person can be content with little. Maybe we shouldn't ever sell the trailer. We should keep it around and whenever I feel discontented, I should go out to that trailer and sit in there and remember what life was like that year.
I need to occasionally remember all the trips to the laundry mat with 3 kids in tow. Laundry day back then was a once a week, all day event.
I need to remember getting the kids to bed and hanging a curtain up to wash dishes, so I would not disturb the kids sleeping on pallets on the floor, while I was doing dishes. 
I need to remember the kids folding up their blankets and getting out their t.v. trays in order to do their lessons.
I need to remember all of us sitting around that small table reading our Bibles as a family.
I need to remember having to put thick curtains around the windows to keep in the heat from the heaters in the winter time. And the air from the air conditioners in the summer time.
I need to remember the time our electricity completely quit on us on the coldest day of the year. I remember making bedrooms for us in the church, for a couple of days, while Scott got it running again with a little help from his boss who was a former electrician.
I need to remember all those things and how much we learned from the experience. Now any house will seem big compared to that. I'm looking forward to the day that we are again in our own house, no matter the size it will seem big in comparison. God has definitely blessed us with always giving us a roof over our heads.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Jonathan Rolled Over!
Last Saturday Jonathan rolled over for the first time! I laid him down on the floor in the parsonage we were staying in for the weekend. I laid him on his back and I turned around for just a second and he was on his tummy looking around. I wish I had a camera! I told Scott about it and he turned him back over a little later and sure enough he rolled back to his tummy again. That time we saw him do it. They grow so fast! He's even smiling at me right now. He's too cute! I'll have to put some more recent pictures on here.
We enjoyed our trip to Florida. We took a supposed short cut that Scott's coworkers suggested but it took way too long. I think they had to have been speeding to go that route. We had to go 55 mph most of the trip because of the road we took. Although it was scenic it was dreadfully long. On the way home we took the Interstate and it was 70 mph the whole way. It was a lot quicker or at least seemed quicker since we were able to drive faster. It also helped on the ride home that Scott was able to drive more. He had caught a Virus and was not feeling well Friday, so I drove and let him sleep most of the drive. Thankfully he was better by Sunday.
Of course like a regular virus Joshua had to catch it as well. I thought of my mom the other night, while I was sitting on the floor scrubbing the carpet that Joshua threw up on. I thought about all the times my mom helped me when I was sick. You feel especially close to your mother in those times. Other than that we had a wonderful time in Florida. The members of the church were real nice. Of course I say that about everywhere we go. It seems like most everyone at our churches are especially nice. I'm looking forward to our visit in Oklahoma this week. The kids enjoy all these trips as well.
I took the kids to the zoo yesterday. They learned a lot. I had them read most of the signs themselves. They practiced following the zoo map. That was real good for them. They had to tell me which way we needed to go to see whichever animal we were wanting to find. So it turned out being a great learning experience for everyone. Joshua and Ruth got to participate in a class that the zoo had for homeschoolers. Ruth's class learned about animal senses. Joshua's learned about animal survival. Jonathan, Hannah, and I stayed outside with some other mom's with toddlers and enjoyed visiting. Hannah even made some new little friends.
I guess that catches me up a bit on my blogging. Now I need to help the kids with their lessons and do the laundry I didn't get done yesterday. I'll try to write again soon.
Luk 5:31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
We enjoyed our trip to Florida. We took a supposed short cut that Scott's coworkers suggested but it took way too long. I think they had to have been speeding to go that route. We had to go 55 mph most of the trip because of the road we took. Although it was scenic it was dreadfully long. On the way home we took the Interstate and it was 70 mph the whole way. It was a lot quicker or at least seemed quicker since we were able to drive faster. It also helped on the ride home that Scott was able to drive more. He had caught a Virus and was not feeling well Friday, so I drove and let him sleep most of the drive. Thankfully he was better by Sunday.
Of course like a regular virus Joshua had to catch it as well. I thought of my mom the other night, while I was sitting on the floor scrubbing the carpet that Joshua threw up on. I thought about all the times my mom helped me when I was sick. You feel especially close to your mother in those times. Other than that we had a wonderful time in Florida. The members of the church were real nice. Of course I say that about everywhere we go. It seems like most everyone at our churches are especially nice. I'm looking forward to our visit in Oklahoma this week. The kids enjoy all these trips as well.
I took the kids to the zoo yesterday. They learned a lot. I had them read most of the signs themselves. They practiced following the zoo map. That was real good for them. They had to tell me which way we needed to go to see whichever animal we were wanting to find. So it turned out being a great learning experience for everyone. Joshua and Ruth got to participate in a class that the zoo had for homeschoolers. Ruth's class learned about animal senses. Joshua's learned about animal survival. Jonathan, Hannah, and I stayed outside with some other mom's with toddlers and enjoyed visiting. Hannah even made some new little friends.
I guess that catches me up a bit on my blogging. Now I need to help the kids with their lessons and do the laundry I didn't get done yesterday. I'll try to write again soon.
Luk 5:31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
My Dear Sweet Scott!
Well, today is Valentine's day. Today is the day that most people spend the most time thinking about the one they love. So I want to dedicate today's blog to my dear husband who I love very much. Here are just a few of the things I admire about my husband, Scott.
I admire how he works hard to provide what he can for his family. He is not afraid of hard work. He is willing to work as much as he needs to provide for us, even working extra hours to make sure all our needs are met. If I wanted him to, he would even take on an extra job in order to provide more. However, I told him I would rather do without many things than to have him gone all the time. So he honors me with his time. He also has to do without some of the things he would enjoy, in order to have more time with his family.
Another thing I admire about my husband is his ability to lovingly discipline our children when there is a need. He is firm when he needs to be firm and caring when he needs to be caring. We work together in the discipline of our home and when one decides something the other backs it up. If a situation arises we are able to talk about it and determine what the best course of action is for our children's sake. I love his firm but caring leadership in our home.
I love his willingness to communicate. We have found that the most important thing in our marriage has been communication. We are able to talk and discuss any issue that arises in our home, family, church, life, anything. If we have troubles figuring out something, we talk about it. If either of us are having a bad day, we are able to talk about it. If there is a misunderstanding, we resolve it by talking about it. Communication has become a vital part of our marriage. You can't be selfish when you discuss things, or else it turns into an argument. Proper communication comes when we both listen to each other.
Another thing I admire and love about my husband is his friendship. We are best friends. He knows more about me than anyone else. He is not critical of my thoughts and feelings. He knows who I am and what I want in life. He may lovingly tease me about some of my interesting terminoligies and idiocyncrisies. But it is always in fun. He doesn't mind me teasing him back. We are friends and as such we have fun. We play music together. He even bought me a nice Ukulele since I liked them so much. We play games together. I enjoy occasionally beating him in a game of chess. I say occasionally because he tends to beat me more than I him, but I enjoy giving him a run for his money. :) I enjoy our at home dates. With four children, our dates are pretty much Frozen Pizza and a movie at home, after the kids have gone to bed. But as long as we spend the time together we have fun.
I also love the way he guides our family spiritually. He is careful and steady in spiritual matters. He is able discuss the Bible with anyone without getting offended at opinions and beliefs that may be different than his. He is well read in the Bible and has many verses memorized. If I have any question about the Bible he helps me search it out, even taking me through the Hebrew and Greek if I need it. He doesn't just let me fall back on just his own thoughts but lets me think for myself as well. He teaches me and our children how to look at the context of passages. He is willing to admit when he doesn't have an answer, and is willing to spend time researching it out.
Finally, I love his commitment to me. Before we married we agreed together that we would never leave each other. We know that if we ever have a problem that we must work it out or just be miserable for the rest of our lives. We quickly learned how to work out our disagreements. Now I couldn't ever imagine life without my dear sweet husband. We also have guarded each other's trust. We know that it doesn't take much to lose a persons trust, so we set up boundaries for ourselves from the beginning of our marriage, so that there would never be a problem with us trusting each other. Marriages fail many times due to jealousies within the marriage and so we guard against such problems. He will always be faithful to me and I to him. We will always belong together for the rest of our lives.
I love my husband and am glad that God saw fit to give him to me.
Pro 22:29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Mar 10:7-9 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Col 3:18-24 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. (19) Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. (20) Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. (21) Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. (22) Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: (23) And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; (24) Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
I admire how he works hard to provide what he can for his family. He is not afraid of hard work. He is willing to work as much as he needs to provide for us, even working extra hours to make sure all our needs are met. If I wanted him to, he would even take on an extra job in order to provide more. However, I told him I would rather do without many things than to have him gone all the time. So he honors me with his time. He also has to do without some of the things he would enjoy, in order to have more time with his family.
Another thing I admire about my husband is his ability to lovingly discipline our children when there is a need. He is firm when he needs to be firm and caring when he needs to be caring. We work together in the discipline of our home and when one decides something the other backs it up. If a situation arises we are able to talk about it and determine what the best course of action is for our children's sake. I love his firm but caring leadership in our home.
I love his willingness to communicate. We have found that the most important thing in our marriage has been communication. We are able to talk and discuss any issue that arises in our home, family, church, life, anything. If we have troubles figuring out something, we talk about it. If either of us are having a bad day, we are able to talk about it. If there is a misunderstanding, we resolve it by talking about it. Communication has become a vital part of our marriage. You can't be selfish when you discuss things, or else it turns into an argument. Proper communication comes when we both listen to each other.
Another thing I admire and love about my husband is his friendship. We are best friends. He knows more about me than anyone else. He is not critical of my thoughts and feelings. He knows who I am and what I want in life. He may lovingly tease me about some of my interesting terminoligies and idiocyncrisies. But it is always in fun. He doesn't mind me teasing him back. We are friends and as such we have fun. We play music together. He even bought me a nice Ukulele since I liked them so much. We play games together. I enjoy occasionally beating him in a game of chess. I say occasionally because he tends to beat me more than I him, but I enjoy giving him a run for his money. :) I enjoy our at home dates. With four children, our dates are pretty much Frozen Pizza and a movie at home, after the kids have gone to bed. But as long as we spend the time together we have fun.
I also love the way he guides our family spiritually. He is careful and steady in spiritual matters. He is able discuss the Bible with anyone without getting offended at opinions and beliefs that may be different than his. He is well read in the Bible and has many verses memorized. If I have any question about the Bible he helps me search it out, even taking me through the Hebrew and Greek if I need it. He doesn't just let me fall back on just his own thoughts but lets me think for myself as well. He teaches me and our children how to look at the context of passages. He is willing to admit when he doesn't have an answer, and is willing to spend time researching it out.
Finally, I love his commitment to me. Before we married we agreed together that we would never leave each other. We know that if we ever have a problem that we must work it out or just be miserable for the rest of our lives. We quickly learned how to work out our disagreements. Now I couldn't ever imagine life without my dear sweet husband. We also have guarded each other's trust. We know that it doesn't take much to lose a persons trust, so we set up boundaries for ourselves from the beginning of our marriage, so that there would never be a problem with us trusting each other. Marriages fail many times due to jealousies within the marriage and so we guard against such problems. He will always be faithful to me and I to him. We will always belong together for the rest of our lives.
I love my husband and am glad that God saw fit to give him to me.
Pro 22:29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Mar 10:7-9 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Col 3:18-24 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. (19) Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. (20) Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. (21) Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. (22) Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: (23) And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; (24) Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Friday, February 08, 2008
Loose Teeth
We had a pretty busy day today. I took Joshua and Ruth to their Irish Dance class today. They are real proud of the stuff they are learning. Today when we Scott got home they had to show them some of the stuff they learned. They do need to practice more. I would love to take the class with them in order to help them practice but I have my hands full in the hallway with Hannah and Jonathan. So I stay out in the Hallway with some of the other mothers and watch through the windows. I really enjoy visiting with the other mothers though, so I have fun too.
Joshua and Ruth both have a loose tooth. So today they both have been spending a lot of time with their fingers in their mouth wiggling their teeth. Joshua is a little more experienced at pulling teeth than Ruth, so I think he will probably lose his tooth first. Ruth is trying to give it a pretty consistent effort though. She doesn't have any teeth popping through behind her baby teeth this time so hopefully she will be able to pull it on her own. Maybe her brother having one loose will encourage her to try harder as well. He's been giving her tips and tricks to tooth pulling so we'll see. I just hope Hannah will not get any ideas in her head and start trying to pull her teeth to soon. So far she hasn't seemed to notice them much, so maybe she'll keep her hands out of her mouth. We pay the kids for their teeth, but I may have to pay Hannah not to pull hers. Hmm... That might get expensive so maybe just talking with her will keep her from trying.
Scott has another preaching appointment this Sunday. So I need to pack and get ready for we are leaving tomorrow.
Ok, I like to end my posts with a relative verse but the only verse I can find is out of context and well it is about losing teeth but not exactly what I had in mind. However since I now have y'all's curiosity up I'll post on here anyway. If anyone can find a more relative verse please leave a comment and I'll check it out.
Psa 58:6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
Joshua and Ruth both have a loose tooth. So today they both have been spending a lot of time with their fingers in their mouth wiggling their teeth. Joshua is a little more experienced at pulling teeth than Ruth, so I think he will probably lose his tooth first. Ruth is trying to give it a pretty consistent effort though. She doesn't have any teeth popping through behind her baby teeth this time so hopefully she will be able to pull it on her own. Maybe her brother having one loose will encourage her to try harder as well. He's been giving her tips and tricks to tooth pulling so we'll see. I just hope Hannah will not get any ideas in her head and start trying to pull her teeth to soon. So far she hasn't seemed to notice them much, so maybe she'll keep her hands out of her mouth. We pay the kids for their teeth, but I may have to pay Hannah not to pull hers. Hmm... That might get expensive so maybe just talking with her will keep her from trying.
Scott has another preaching appointment this Sunday. So I need to pack and get ready for we are leaving tomorrow.
Ok, I like to end my posts with a relative verse but the only verse I can find is out of context and well it is about losing teeth but not exactly what I had in mind. However since I now have y'all's curiosity up I'll post on here anyway. If anyone can find a more relative verse please leave a comment and I'll check it out.
Psa 58:6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
3 Months
Wow, it's hard to believe that Jonathan was 3 months old this past Monday. Time sure goes by fast and yet it's seems like he's always been around. We can't picture life without our Jonathan. Babies grow so fast the first few months of life. It's amazing to me that I had to buy him a size 3 diaper already. His other ones kept coming unvelcroed too easily.
It's also amazing to think that Hannah will be 3 years old in March. I still remember when she was the baby, in fact I remember when Ruth was the baby as well. I even found a shirt in a bag of hand-me-downs that used to be Joshua's and now fits Jonathan. Scott and I had Joshua hold it up to himself to see how big he's gotten in the past 9 years. Joshua thought it a bit strange but he humored us and held up the baby shirt to himself. It's amazing how they grow.
Today I have them working on their reading. They read a chapter in their readers and then they work on the workbook pages that go along with their reading. It's been real good for them. I'm glad I found this set of curriculum for them.
Whenever Scott gets a preaching appointment outside of Texas. I look on a website to see what their homeschool laws are. Some States are a lot stricter and harder on homeschoolers than others. If you are interested in homeschooling and want to know the Legalities in the state you live in or if you might move to another state you may want to look at this website to see the legalities and requirements for homeschoolers in that state. http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp
You would be amazed at how many families there really are that have started homeschooling for various reasons. It's been good for my family and I don't regret having made that decision so many years ago, when our oldest was only 2 years old. At the time my husband was a substitute teacher in a public school system. He came home one day and told me that we weren't putting our kids through that. I was glad since I had already been thinking on homeschooling since I had friends that were homeschoolers. And now even when I get discouraged, I just picture my kids sitting in public school, and I'm glad I have them at home where they can learn and thrive without as many negative influences in their lives.
Psa 34:11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Pro 4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
It's also amazing to think that Hannah will be 3 years old in March. I still remember when she was the baby, in fact I remember when Ruth was the baby as well. I even found a shirt in a bag of hand-me-downs that used to be Joshua's and now fits Jonathan. Scott and I had Joshua hold it up to himself to see how big he's gotten in the past 9 years. Joshua thought it a bit strange but he humored us and held up the baby shirt to himself. It's amazing how they grow.
Today I have them working on their reading. They read a chapter in their readers and then they work on the workbook pages that go along with their reading. It's been real good for them. I'm glad I found this set of curriculum for them.
Whenever Scott gets a preaching appointment outside of Texas. I look on a website to see what their homeschool laws are. Some States are a lot stricter and harder on homeschoolers than others. If you are interested in homeschooling and want to know the Legalities in the state you live in or if you might move to another state you may want to look at this website to see the legalities and requirements for homeschoolers in that state. http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp
You would be amazed at how many families there really are that have started homeschooling for various reasons. It's been good for my family and I don't regret having made that decision so many years ago, when our oldest was only 2 years old. At the time my husband was a substitute teacher in a public school system. He came home one day and told me that we weren't putting our kids through that. I was glad since I had already been thinking on homeschooling since I had friends that were homeschoolers. And now even when I get discouraged, I just picture my kids sitting in public school, and I'm glad I have them at home where they can learn and thrive without as many negative influences in their lives.
Psa 34:11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Pro 4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Monday, February 04, 2008
"Where is my God?"
It is so cute seeing things through the eyes of a child. That is probably why Jesus said in Matthew 19:14 "Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven."
Hannah is always saying, "This is mine!" Pretty much about everything. "This is my Pencil?" or "This is my coat?" Then the next question that usually follows is "Where did I get it?" It has become an ongoing conversation piece for her young almost 3 year old mind.
Just the other day, Scott was working on something, and Hannah came in the room to watch him, when suddenly she asked, "Daddy, where is my God?" So he tried to explain how God was in Heaven and he is everywhere just we can't see Him. She thought about that briefly and then she asked, "Where did I get Him?" Scott then explained that God made her, and that He was her God and she was His Hannah. This answer put a smile on her face and she was content.
It's amazing what goes on in a child's mind. We should be seeking for God also. It would be good for everyone on this earth to do a little Soul searching and ask ourselves, "Where is my God?" and "Where did I get Him?" Then we should go further and seek to be closer to Him.
Isa 55:6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Mat 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Hannah is always saying, "This is mine!" Pretty much about everything. "This is my Pencil?" or "This is my coat?" Then the next question that usually follows is "Where did I get it?" It has become an ongoing conversation piece for her young almost 3 year old mind.
Just the other day, Scott was working on something, and Hannah came in the room to watch him, when suddenly she asked, "Daddy, where is my God?" So he tried to explain how God was in Heaven and he is everywhere just we can't see Him. She thought about that briefly and then she asked, "Where did I get Him?" Scott then explained that God made her, and that He was her God and she was His Hannah. This answer put a smile on her face and she was content.
It's amazing what goes on in a child's mind. We should be seeking for God also. It would be good for everyone on this earth to do a little Soul searching and ask ourselves, "Where is my God?" and "Where did I get Him?" Then we should go further and seek to be closer to Him.
Isa 55:6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Mat 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
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