Our little Luke will be three this month. Anyone who meets him falls in love with his sense of humor and the cute things he says. I forget to post some of the things he says here often, but here were a few I remembered that I didn't want to forget.
I was having a more intense day the other day. Luke had been changed into several sets of clothes before 1:00 p.m. It was just one of those days. If you're a Mom I need not explain any further...you know what I'm talking about :-) I went to check on him in the back yard. I came out to see him sloshing the ashy rain water in our fire pit around with the fire poker. He was getting so messy and my first reacion was to freak out. I screamed, "LUKE!!!" I wanted him to stop making such a mess because I had just changed him from sloshing in the neighbor's mud puddle. On a normal day I wouldn't probably want to freak out so much. But as I had mentioned...it was just one thing after another that day. When he saw me approaching he said in his cute Lukey way, "Look Mommy! I'm fishing!!!" As I still felt such huge frustration it was like I heard the Lord say to me smiling with a big grin on His face, "Look Mommy...he's fishing." I could feel the Lord's smile. I immediately stopped feeling frustrated with him and started to enjoy him. He was being a kid. He was being a boy. He was doing what little boys do best. Making a mess. He was using his creative imagination. These are things to be enjoyed. I still made him stop sloshing the dirty ash water. But I was able to calmly stop him and redirect him to something else. I was so very thankful to the Lord for helping me to enjoy Luke in that moment instead of react out of my frustrated day I was having. I have been praying for grace to respond better to my kids in certain situations. The Lord delivered sweet grace to me that day by smiling in my face in the midst of my heated emotions. The Lord's grace was made perfect in my weakness. I got to witness it first hand. I'm so thankful to have the Lord to help me in those moments. What an awesome Father I serve!
2 Corinthians 12:9 (Amplified Bible)
- The first one I wanted to share was about him praying at bedtime. Daddy puts the kids to bed every night. They read stories, the Children's Bible, and pray. Many times when the kids pray we agree with their prayers as they are praying. Luke decided he was going to agree with his own prayers while he prays now. So his prayers go something like this, "Thank you Lord for Mommy...umhmmm...and for Daddy and Gracie...uuuhuh...ummhmmm." It's so stinkin' cute. You have to hold in your laugh every time. It's just too precious.
- The second one happened yesterday at church. There is this sweet little old grandma who goes to our church who can't be much over 4 feet tall. She bent down to say "hi" to Luke. Lukey smiles at her and says real sweet, "You sure are getting big." Apparently, people must tell Lukey that he is getting big a lot. He is quite the charmer and likes to be the center of attention. We are enjoying him but wonder what kind of clown he will be as he gets older.
I was having a more intense day the other day. Luke had been changed into several sets of clothes before 1:00 p.m. It was just one of those days. If you're a Mom I need not explain any further...you know what I'm talking about :-) I went to check on him in the back yard. I came out to see him sloshing the ashy rain water in our fire pit around with the fire poker. He was getting so messy and my first reacion was to freak out. I screamed, "LUKE!!!" I wanted him to stop making such a mess because I had just changed him from sloshing in the neighbor's mud puddle. On a normal day I wouldn't probably want to freak out so much. But as I had mentioned...it was just one thing after another that day. When he saw me approaching he said in his cute Lukey way, "Look Mommy! I'm fishing!!!" As I still felt such huge frustration it was like I heard the Lord say to me smiling with a big grin on His face, "Look Mommy...he's fishing." I could feel the Lord's smile. I immediately stopped feeling frustrated with him and started to enjoy him. He was being a kid. He was being a boy. He was doing what little boys do best. Making a mess. He was using his creative imagination. These are things to be enjoyed. I still made him stop sloshing the dirty ash water. But I was able to calmly stop him and redirect him to something else. I was so very thankful to the Lord for helping me to enjoy Luke in that moment instead of react out of my frustrated day I was having. I have been praying for grace to respond better to my kids in certain situations. The Lord delivered sweet grace to me that day by smiling in my face in the midst of my heated emotions. The Lord's grace was made perfect in my weakness. I got to witness it first hand. I'm so thankful to have the Lord to help me in those moments. What an awesome Father I serve!
2 Corinthians 12:9 (Amplified Bible)
9 But He said to me, My grace (My favor and loving-kindness and mercy) is enough for you [sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the trouble manfully]; for My strength and power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and [a]show themselves most effective in [your] weakness. Therefore, I will all the more gladly glory in my weaknesses and infirmities, that the strength and power of Christ (the Messiah) may rest (yes, may [b]pitch a tent over and dwell) upon me!
