We may not have long quiet times of prayer but we do frequently pray in our house and Mack has caught on. We pray in the morning, we pray before meals, we pray when we're not feeling well, for our friends, when we need forgiveness and before we go to bed. It has been so encouraging this past month as we've seen Mack turn to prayer on his own initiative. Here's a couple for instances:
- Parker was fussy (trying to have a bowel movement) and Mack was very intuitive. He says, "Mommy, Parker's not happy." I told him that Parker's tummy hurt and by himself he grabbed Parker's hands, closed his eyes and said, "Jesus please help Parker's tummy not hurt"!!!
- A couple times he's even prayed for me, a little confession... I was having a frustrating morning trying to get out of the house for a play-date with a teething, fussy baby and Mack who would not listen and then kept shoving his brother in his walker into the furniture. To myself, I yelled, "I'm so frustrated!" Mack observing, walked over to me and says, "I love you mommy!" It broke my heart that I responded that way. I knelt down on the floor and explained that mommy was sorry and I needed to pray and ask Jesus to forgive me too. He grabbed my hands and prayed for me, "Jesus, please help mommy not scream like that." It was one of those moments you wish you could take back but it also was a great moment for Mack and I.
- Mack has even prayed for me when my eyes were infected for 2 days, he noticed they were all red and I told him they hurt so he prayed for me - and they STOPPED HURTING!
- Another, and I'll end with this one but I noticed Mack was very pensive (deep in thought) on our way home from church. When I was getting him out of the car, he told me he bit his friend. He explained the whole situation to me, in detail. I could tell he felt very bad. As we were getting ready for bed, he tells me as well as prays, "I'm so sorry I bite Sophia".
He's such a sensitive little guy and we are so proud of him!
On another note, not only is Mack doing great being potty trained but now he insist on dumping his potty in the big potty and cleaning up any messes he makes. There are moments when I'd rather do it to avoid the mess but he loves being a "big boy"!
Seems like this time of year allergies get the best of Mack with congestion, runny nose and even ear infections. He's had one bout after another with being sick and had to take 4 different antibiotics in less than a month and a half. He's also had a stomach virus with constant diarrhea, swollen lymph nodes, adverse reaction to medication and fevers as well. Needless to say we've been home bound for a while.
Well here's a few pictures from the month.
Well here's a few pictures from the month.
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| We love frozen yogurt! |
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| Loves his daddy |
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| Being silly with mommy |
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| Raspa - yum! |
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| Loves his new Bible book from Papa Kirk and Grandma Donna |
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| Giving daddy kisses after a du-athlon race he competed in. |
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| Chilling with daddy after his race |
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| Easter 2010, 2011, 2012 |
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| Working on their tans |
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| Mack loves dinosours |
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| Big helper |
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| Conked out |
