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I haven't been feeling well the past few days, so I've been pretty much bed-ridden.
The kids know this, and respect it.
I have not been a part of supper time, or homework time, or tv time or any time, really, which is highly unusual, but happens from time to time when your Mama has Crohn's Disease.
It totally sucks, because I really like being a 100% part of my children's lives, not just because I'm their Mom, but because they are pretty interesting kids, and often have very neat and colorful stories for me to steal and put on the blog!
Anyway.
Last night, before Captain Jake Sparrow went to bed, he came in to my room to say goodnight.
He said, "Mama?"
I said, "Yes, Jake?"
He was shifting his weight from leg to leg, and you could tell he was either scared about what he had to say, humbled by what he was about to say, or he had to pee really bad.
Before we went any further, I said, "Jake, do you have to pee?"
He said, "No, I just went."
The uncomfortable shifting continued.
"Mama?"
"Yes, Jake?"
"I have to tell you something."
Okay, here we go. He broke the dishwasher by standing on top of the open door. I knew it. It was inevitable. Calm down, Rojo, he's fessing up, prepare.....
"What's up Jake?"
"Mama, ummmmmm, last night.........ummmmmmmmmm, when I was saying my prayers with God.......ummmmmmmmmmm........we were talking about my new sport sheets.............ummmmmmmmm......and Me and God Had a Talk about them.........ummmmmmmm............and God wants me to keep them...............and after God was done talking to me..............ummmmmmmmm.......I decided I really like them too....................................................................
...............so.........ummmmmmmmmmmmmm.........you.........ummmmm.........you don't have to take them back.
Is that okay, Mama?"
Is that OKAY?
Is that OKAY?
Of course it's OKAY!
It's OKAY because my little man is praying to God about sheets!
Hello!
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
Which means...............my little man is also talking to the BIG MAN about BIG stuff, not just the little stuff like sports-themed sheets and comforters!
Woohoo!
We have gotten through!
One of our children has an amazing, heartfelt, honest, outspoken, relationship with God!
Woohoo!
And he's only FOUR!
Woohoo!
We don't completely suck as parents!
Woohoo!
And I don't have to take the sheets back!
Woohoo!
But mostly -----
We don't COMPLETELY suck as parents!
WOOHOO!
WOOHOO!
WOOHOO!
That is great...I loved reading about your little son's growing faith-very sweet...and You don't suck at parenting-we all are trying our best, right? Then that is how you are "graded".
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That is so cool and so sweet at the same time. Glad he likes his sheets.
ReplyDeleteOf couse you don't suck as parents! I'm going to be on the lookout for camo sheets though.
ReplyDeleteAww, that is so cute. Brought tears to my eyes. And I'm sure you definitely don't suck as parents!
ReplyDeleteFYI - I DID find some camo shams and a comforter late last night online. I told Santa about them. They MIGHT show up by Christmas time.
ReplyDeleteI am so proud of the little guy! That is AWESOME that he is praying like that! great job Mom!
ReplyDeleteTo GOD be the glory...you have every right to shout from the roof tops. Keep up the good work mom.
ReplyDeleteHi there! I just happened upon your blog, but that was the cutest story!! My 3 year old told me the other day he keeps Jesus in pocket =) Soooo sweet! We can learn a lot about faith from our kids =)
ReplyDeleteThis may be a great thing to tuck away for the teen years, when he may feel like God doesn't care just about him. It may never happen, but weird things happen in the teen years... This will remind him that God cared enough about him to talk to him about his bedsheets. :-)
ReplyDeleteHence the original purpose of the blog @Jocelynn. There's another story coming up about some revelations that God allegedly made to Jake. Keep going.
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