Tell me if this poses a problem.
I present you, Scene One:
Troy (to his little friend, last weekend): Can I draw on that?
His friend (holding a magnetic doodler): No. I have it.
Troy: But I HAVE to draw! God SAID I have to draw! He SAYS if I don’t draw nigh to Him, He won’t draw nigh to me! GOD says it! In James 4:8! I need to draw!
(And he promptly snatched the doodler from her hands, clearly showing Christ’s love and gentleness.)
And now, Scene two:
Troy (peeking around the stairway, two minutes after being tucked into bed): Daddy, you forgot to put the teeny tiny white diaper wipe trashcan back in our room.
Daddy (raising his eyes to the banister): It’s okay, Troy, I’ll put it back in the morning.
Troy (arms outstretched, palms facing ceiling): But Daddy, it goes in my room and it’s not put away. Daddy, you aren’t obeying God. You aren’t following Jesus! You didn’t… (searching his little three-year-old blonde head for the right word)… you aren’t… you didn’t…
And here he promptly bursts into song:
Troy (with great gusto): I have de-CI-ded to follow JE-e-sus! I have de-CIIII-ded to follow JE-sus!
Troy (seriously, brow knit in concern): Daddy, you aren’t deciding to follow Jesus. Now you can’t go to heaven!
I think we might have missed something somewhere…
(Note: I do believe the feed problems are now fixed–WOOT. You feedreaders probably only missed a couple posts.)
Thank you so much for sharing! Caidie talks quite a bit about how she is disappointing Jesus when she disobeys and how Jesus “doesn’t like me (her) right now, but it’s ok. I said I am sorry and made it aaaalllll better!”
She is also into praying for anything now. “Dear Jesus, please help me to get my lunch ok. I like pizza! It would be ok if I got pizza. Thank you, amen!”
I know that they are getting the word of God and that is encouraging, even if they do misinterpret along the way.
Many laughs:)
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Oh. My. I laughed, and laughed. Katie’s younger brother and Troy share much in common when it comes to these kinds of thought patterns. He had us in stitches, and his poor parents in confusion, but he is a dear little pickle and you can’t help but just want to squeeze him tight.
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LOL! As funny as this is, I think it’s a good time to say praise God His Word never returns void. Keep the Troyism’s coming! :)
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Too funny!! My 3 year old son has told me on more than one occasion when asked, “Who made this mess?” that “God makes everything, so God made this mess!”
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Ok, I am seriously laughing. I love your kids. How do you keep a straight face?
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OH My. What to say to that? Some patient explaining and understanding here…
Little ones do keep us on our toes in many ways!
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Oh my! That is too funny! I had to share it with my husband working on his book beside me because I burst out laughing and he said, “what?” excitedly looking to see what I was laughing at. I can’t imagine how in the world you responded to those. :)
You must have plenty of times to laugh with your husband later though… ;)
Blessings!
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That is great! Love seeing how their little brains put all of that info together.
Becky K.
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I love this!!! It makes me smiles and reminds me of my own kids who are now 9 and 6. Enjoy them.
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Hehe, well it certainly makes for a laugh or two. I bet you couldn’t keep a straight face! =D
Fun stuff :)
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As ever, I am so impressed with all the scripture your little ones know! You guys are great parents.
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Thanks for the good laugh. =)
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