pass it on

we were in the car the other day, all 5 of us when alaythia turned to isaiah and said, 'isaiah, how did Jesus die?' isaiah proceeded to tell her that he was arrested by soldiers, was hit and spit on and put on a cross and crucified. 'spit?' she questioned. he assured her he was spit on. she spit as in disbelief, thinking surely she had heard wrong and they weren't understanding each other. but isaiah nodded his head.

now with the way things have been going in our house lately, someone is the 'protector' and someone is the one in trouble. so it was no surprise when she said, 'so he fought the soldiers?' isaiah said, 'actually alaythia he didn't fight back.' 'what!?' she proclaimed. 'yep, he didn't fight back.' she immediately said, 'i'll protect Jesus!' isaiah did his best to explain to her that Jesus let them kill him. that he was willing to die for us.

alaythia sat there for a few seconds trying to get it and then turned to sophia, sitting on the other side of her and said, 'sophia Jesus loves you! he loves you so much!'

matt and i, sitting in the front seat could not believe our ears. to hear our children communicating the gospel to each other...i am sure there is nothing greater in the world. as the conversation started, progressed and ended, matt and i continued to make huge eyes at each other in astonishment.

so often it seems i get so overwhelmed with all i'm failing at as a mother. but this has reminded me that while i play a big part in my kids lives, i'm not the end all, i don't carry the burden alone. the LORD will draw them and move them through many different people in their lives. they will hear the truth of who God is from many. even from each other. once again, i need to stop thinking the world begins and ends with me. God is the one that is faithful, God is the one that does the work.



p.s. i recently read an article titled, 'The Myth of the Perfect Parent: Why the best parenting techniques don't produce Christian children'. It's worth a read.