Little Conversations

One of the absolute most wonderful things about having and working with little children is the conversations I have. Let me share some examples:

The other day I was with Cora, my niece. She had on an outfit that Jenny, her mom, had made for her. We were talking about things God has made and how he made us (this was in children' ministry at church and I was teaching). Cora looked up at me and had a glowing smile on her face.
She said, "BETHIE! My mommy makes me beautiful things."
I said, "Like what, Cora?"
"OH, this dress and my bow and my pants and all the other beautiful things."
Now Jen should know that all of her time spent sewing is worth it!

My two year old never stops talking if he is awake. One of my favorite things he says right now is, "where is 'em?". I cannot even do it justice here. You really need to hear him say it.
He also likes to give directions when we are driving:
A: "Mommy, why are we going this way?"
Me: "Because this is the way to where we are going, Andy"
A: "We need to go that way"
Me: "No, honey, the _____ is this way."
This sometimes continues for the entire ride to school, church, grocery, etc.

The last Sunday I was teaching at church with 3-5 year olds, one of the little girls was holding a baby doll. She looked up at me and said out of nowhere, "My mommy is going to have a baby brother for me". She looked so sweet and so SERIOUS. Later at dismissal, I told her mom this story. She laughed and said that was news to her. I told her to be careful. My nephew Carter knew I was pregnant with Andy before I did! He told his mom "Bethie is going to have a baby". We laughed then, too and then we found out :)

Children can be little stinkers when they want to be, but they are such precious people. They are still so innocent and believe us so eagerly. What a tremendous opportunity we have been given as parents, grandparents, teachers and mentors to mold and shape these little hearts and minds. It is a blessing and a tremendous burden to do it right! I pray that we (I) do our best to live a life of Godliness before them so they will see that and turn to our Father in heaven.

Someone shared a quote on Facebook last week by Robert Fulghum. I'd like to share it with you. "Don't worry that your children rarely listen to you. Worry that they are always watching you."

Ask yourself - what do they see? Is it what you want them to see? I pray it is. I know I have to do better and need to remind myself of this on a daily basis.