Tonight as Elizabeth and I were putting the girls down to bed we were able to engage in some amazing conversation with Abby. I’ve always been amazed at how much information a child can retain, and while sometimes this can come back to haunt you :o)…tonight was very refreshing.
I’ll admit, while it’s always fun to listen to all the girls talk; Abby just has a way of putting herself completely into what she’s saying which in turn makes her conversation truly unique. And tonight as she told us about Jesus and all that he had done because, “He watches all of us, and g-lobes (Abby’s cute way of saying ‘loves’) everyone in the whole world!” I could not help but be taken by her completely. While some of what she was saying was funny, like, “my daddy said that Jesus laid on hay in a box, with a cloth wrapped around Him so the hay wasn’t so poky on Jesus.” There were other things that she said that I couldn’t help but be a little choked up over, like when she was praying and she said, “God, thank you for Jesus who died on the cross so now everyone loves Jesus.”
Her honesty and assertiveness was amazing, she is being taught these things about God, and it’s so awesome to hear her share what she’s learned. It’s even more awesome to watch the wheels turn in her head as you explain things to her. We talked about how big God is, and I told her that, “God is so big that He is in this room with us, but He’s also in the next room with Emma and Maggie.” She gave me a curious look and said, “What? God is with Emma, and He’s in here with us, are you serious?” And just to let you know, she really asked that, I”m not making that up! :o) She then said, “God’s not in here, I can’t see Him anywhere.” So Elizabeth told her, “You can’t see God, but He’s still in here with us.” The wheels really started turning then, but quickly she went on to another conversation, and never questioned what she had been told….what faith!
I’m not sure why I decided to share this experience, except to say that God is still here. This life is so crazy and we all get caught up in it. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that God is right next to us in the same room….and if he can teach and speak through little Abby, well, I’m sure He’s big enough to do the same for us. And just like Abby is so excited to learn and speak of Jesus, it should be our only desire to consume and express the same things…..keep digging Abby…..keep digging….
