i love you, Jesus

i just HAVE to share this story with you! just in case you don't know, our little annabelle is a TALKER! she always has something to say and i could probably be on this blog 20 times a day with different funny and cute things she says. what she said tonight on the way to church just refreshed my soul and i hope it will yours....i will try to break down the conversation so that you can get an idea of what we were talking about....

we were on our way to church (it's a whole 2 miles from our house) and the kids were asking me if we were going to see our neighbor's dog in heaven (just a little back story on that...our neighbor had this really old sweet dog that we think just recently died and he now has a young dog who looks exactly like the other one.) i was trying to answer honestly and just said that, yes maybe we would, but that i wasn't totally sure. so, they started listing a few other people we have known that have died and we would one day see in heaven. then, the conversation shifted to annabelle asking me that if God created everyone, did He create himself. to which, davis answered,"God has always been and He sent Jesus to earth to be born and then die, but now He (Jesus) lives in heaven." i was instantly impressed with davis' very correct and direct answer. i asked him if he learned that at school and he said, no, i just know that!!!! LOVE that kid!!! then, annabelle started telling davis that Jesus was here with us in the car even though we couldn't see him. i agreed with her and said, yes, Jesus is always with you annabelle. then, she reached our her hands into the air, as if cradling someone's face and said, "I love you, Jesus." ohhhhh, how that must absolutely MELT the heart of God! i know that when any of my kids give me an expression of their love, i am just mush! so, how much greater does the heart of God...our creator....absolutely delight in such pure expression of love???!!!!!