a few little stories...

i just wanted to share a little story from the kids. well, obviously i mean davis and annabelle since the newest 'kid' isn't contributing a lot verbally yet...hehe. the other day, annabelle and i were getting ready to snuggle on the couch and watch mary poppins...shocker, i know!, when she told me that she wanted her heart to break. i looked at her to make sure i heard her right and asked her why? she said so that she could have Jesus. i thought this was so precious. kids are so literal and everything is so black and white! she truly loves Jesus and talks about Him all the time.

a few weeks ago, annabelle really taught me a lesson about grace. it was maybe a week or so before jack was born and i was feeling really awful! i know i was super short on patience that day and wasn't wanting to 'play' anything! anyway, towards the end of the day, she came to me with one of her disney stickers (one of her prized possessions) and a piece of princess paper (another prized possession) and told me that i was the best mommy so she was giving me a sticker and a paper to put it on. i was so touched and that now rests in my Bible. it was such a picture of God's grace to us...we don't have to earn His grace...we don't have to do everything perfect...we can't and He loves us in spite of our shortcomings. He knows us perfectly and knows that we are going to mess up, but he still loves us. just like annabelle saw my shortcomings that day, but she doesn't know anything else but to love me!

last week, davis had come home from school and was having a little bit of an attitude issue. i sent him to his room to think about what was going on and how he was acting to annabelle and i. after about 10 minutes, he asked if he could come out. i told him yes, but i wanted him to come tell me what he had been thinking about. he told me that he prayed about it and decided that he wanted to not lie about anything and choose to obey. it was so sweet! i am so thankful that even though the kids are young, they are learning to depend on and trust in Jesus.

anyway, just a few little random stories about the kids. things that i want to remember and treasure. they are such a joy and i feel so privileged that God has chosen me to parent them here on earth!