Jesus said," Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." Luke 18:16 Sometimes a regular, old, ordinary day turns out to be a day that influences eternity. A soul etching day. When I started reading "The Great Dinosaur Mystery And The Bible", I had no idea the questions this would stir up in my five year old boy. Oh how our Lord loves us so!!! Everything from, "Will we see extinct animals in heaven?", to... "Will you and Dad pray for Jesus to come into my heart?" While it feels so natural to lead my children to the Lord, I am in awe of how good God is and how He can move the heart of a boy only five years of age.
Elijah accepted Jesus to be the Lord of his life, to love Him and follow Him. How deep is Elijah's understanding? I'm not sure. What I am sure of is that Jesus prompted my boy's heart to seek out who He is, and that Jesus has instructed me to train up my child in the ways of the Lord. The Lord will lead Elijah into a deeper knowledge and understanding as he grows, I trust in this with everything that I am.
There is nothing we can do to save ourselves, only Jesus can save us. By turning to Jesus you and I can be forgiven and one day live forever with Him in paradise. Just believe Jesus and ask Him to forgive your sins. Thank Him for His love and ask Him to come into your life forever. If you have not done this yet, why not do it today? This is the best decision you will ever make.
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 will live on with me into eternity, for this day has been etched into my soul. For this is the day that my five year old son became my brother in Christ. Keeping everything in perspective, you can be sure that of all things, my children's eternal life is what matters the most to me.
Determined, Joyful, Silly, Curious, Strong-Willed, Kissable, Adorable, Playful, Independent, Dapper, Energetic, Alert, Enchanting.....
From left; Cowgirl Dakota, Cowboy A.J., Cowboy Ben, 50's Diner Waitress Ally, Knight in Shining Armor Elijah, and my little Lion Cub Sammy.
Samuel picking out the perfect pumpkins at Meert's in Festus.
I was looking at last year's Halloween pictures and started cracking up when I came to this one. They are looking at each other like -whatchu lookin' at? The expressions on their sweet baby faces are so funny. I love dressing the kids up at Halloween and seeing what my cute little nieces and nephew are going to be. I can't believe how big my baby got in one year!!! I know I say that all the time but when I look at pictures that seem like I took a couple of weeks ago, I'm like, MAN!!
Here's my boy having a successful day at the playground. This one has so much energy even his hair can't contain it.
Went to Eckert's orchard today, the first day of fall, although it was feeling a bit more like summer. The boys picked three bags full of apples, so they will be coming out of our ears over the next few weeks. I always like taking the kids apple picking, it has become a tradition at the start of fall. I don't think we have missed one year since B has been born. Warm sunshine on your back, little boys all around you trying to find the biggest apples, my hubby's hand in mine, (when he was through picking his own apples, of course, and have no doubt he found the biggest ones. Big apples for a big kid.) While life on the road with Matt was an unforgettable trip, it is so good to be back home taking care of my three little people and picking apples.
