Cj & Creation

This is something I wrote a long time ago....

The other day, Cj said to me, "Mommy, Mommy, I have to tell you something it is an e-mer-gen=cy!"
When I asked what his emergency was he explained, "God created the an-na-min-als."
Me- "That's right, Cj, God did create the animals."
Cj- "And all he did was say, 'Let there be an-na-min-als and there was an-na-min-als."
Then he told me a little more about creation as he understood it.
"God created the fishies, too, First He said, 'Let there be water for the fishies to swim in.' God created the sharks, too, he said, 'Let there be sharks to eat the fishies.' And then there were sharks to eat the fishies."

Last night, after doing his Quiet Time, I asked him some Bible Trivia and got some interesting answers.
Me- Where did Adam and Eve live?
Cj- They lived with the an-na-min-als, like where the monkeys live.
What happened with the ark story?
Cj- mommy elephants, daddy elephants, baby elephants, mommy tigers, daddy tigers, baby Tigers, mommy monkeys, daddy monkeys, baby monkeys, mommy dinosaurs, daddy dinosaurs, and brother and sister dinosaurs, and brother and sister monkeys, and DUCKS!
Why did Noah build the ark?
Cj- Because the water was there, and soon sharks and fishies would be in the water.

Catching the Plane?

Why do so many Romantic Comedies end with a race to catch a plane? It makes no sense to me! It's like if the person doesn't catch that plane, then the person's fate is sealed and they will spend the rest of their life alone. Just got done watching "Life As We Know It" last night, and I can see why she rushed to catch him considering he's flying to such an obscure place like Phoenix. I love how she buys 3 plane tickets to get her to the gate to catch him, yet apparently she can't buy a plane ticket on the next flight to Phoenix. Of course that's the last plane that will ever fly into Phoenix ever again. Are all these love interests flying to Brigadoons or something, where the town will disappear at like midnight and not appear again for 100 years? That's the only reason I can see for a person to believably have to catch a plane or spend the rest of their life alone.

Big Bad Wolf

Just got done reading Penny's blog and it made me remember back when I was a little girl and would go sleep over at my Grandma's. I used to get so afraid at night, had WAY too big an imagination and as soon as the lights went off I was scared to death. Of course, it probably didn't help that Grandma is a great storyteller and used to tell me Little Red Riding Hood before bed, at my request. I was always convinced the Big Bad Wolf was going to come and get us. I can remember even looking at the door and imagining I saw the Big Bad Wolf standing there and then I'd scream. Finally Grandma would let me climb in bed with her and Grandpa. She would always convince me to go to sleep by telling me that Grandpa slept on the side of the bed closest to the door, so if the Big Bad Wolf came, he'd get Grandpa first and we'd have time to escape. So now as an adult I think back and wonder, what kind of horrible kid was I?! I was comforted by the fact that while my Grandpa was being brutally attacked by the Big Bad Wolf, Grandma and I would get the heck out of there safe and sound. I only hope that I was actually thinking Grandpa was super strong and was actually going to defeat that nasty, evil, ole wolf.

Ok, why did I write this post so late at night? Now I'm probably going to revert back to old childhood fears and have nightmares about the Big Bad Wolf all night!

Here's a link to Penny's Blog, you should read her very nice post about her Grandmother..

http://themaladys.blogspot.com

What Does It Mean to Be In Love?

When people say they are "in love" it's when you get this exciting feeling in your stomach, you want to spend time with them, and talk to them or about them all the time. Really loving someone is when those feelings become strong enough that you want to be with the person and work at loving them for ever. Loving means that you take care of them, forgive them when you fight, work on a relationship when it's hard, be there for them when they need you no matter what it means to you, it's unselfish. Being "in love" is fun. Loving someone is hard, hard work.

So that's my take on the great question of love. I guess even when you believe in loving someone it doesn't always work out because you can't control what another person does. When you really have worked at loving someone and then lose them, it hurts a lot. I still say that it's worth the pain though because I Corinthians 13 describes three great things, but it says that of these three, the greatest is love. ("And now abide these three faith, hope, and love, these three; but the greatest of these is love)

The more I think about this, the more I start to realize that this is such a profound statement! Faith and hope are so important and powerful!
Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him."

Psalm 31:24 "Be of good courage, and he will strengthen your heart, all you that hope in the LORD"

Psalm 33:18-22 "Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon those that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waiteth for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in him because we have trusted in his holy name. Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee."

Faith and hope are what make us come to God, please God, have courage, strength, rest, keep us alive, protect us, and cause us to rejoice. I'd say that's some powerful stuff and yet of the three Love is the greatest!

Not really sure how many people even really love anymore, but maybe that's why our society is so depraved. How can people see God in Christians if none of us are loving? It was love that caused God to send his only Son after all..

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WHY???

I have many questions plaguing me today. Questions about why little boys are the way they are?

Why does my 5 year-old think the cat tent is not for cat's but for him to take apart and use the poles for toy swords? Leaving the tent haphazardly sitting all broken and pieces laying all around the house?

Along those lines, why does my son even think he should playing with a toy sword? Considering, all the little toy swords that my sister keeps buying him at the Dollar Tree are currently confiscated and put out of reach on the top of the TV cabinet because he used them to attack cats or play swords with his brother until he broke something.

Why is it that as soon as I'm done mopping the floor that is the VERY moment my son needs to run across it? And why is it when I say, "Hey, I just mopped that!" His answer is, "I don't care"?

Why is it that after a little boy eats a popsicle the wrapper is left laying on one of the end tables or coffee table in my living room, no matter how many times I say THROW IT AWAY?

Why is it that anything that has to do with some disgusting bodily function, that is supposed to be done in a bathroom, I mean we make a whole room for doing it privately, is just SOOO funny!? And while I'm at it, when do boys grow out of this? At this point, my teenager is just laughing harder at these jokes. Dan still thinks it's funny, and he's 23. And last I checked my Dad still laughed at these jokes as well.

Why are movies with talking dogs so funny to boys? Really! If boys were the ones who chose the Oscars the Taco Bell dog would be the Clint Eastwood of the Oscar world! (Colin Firth is the most recent receipt of the Oscar for Best Actor. This statement is completely out of place, and has nothing to do with the content of this blog, I just like saying it again and again.)

Finally, the biggest question of all! WHY do little boys think of the stuff in their nose as a snack?

Storytime

I love Storytime before I put Cj to bed. I usually let him pick out a couple of his storybooks that he wants to read. It's so funny bc his favorite are still board books of the Winnie the Pooh variety. Then we read one chapter in a chapter book. We practice his Bible verse & do some Bible reading/Quiet Time. Finally I pray for him.
I've noticed without Storytime Cj just doesn't go to sleep to well. After Jerrid first left things were pretty unorganized for a couple weeks & we got out of the habit. Cj really just couldn't get to sleep at night. Now that we are back in the Storytime swing of things he's starting to be more like his old self. Now all that makes it hard for him to fall asleep is that if he looks out the window he can see fireflies. Can't hardly blame him there, I always wanted to stay awake when fireflies were out when I was young, too.
I think all kids ought to have a special Storytime of some kind with their parents bc it teaches them to want to read & to comprehend what they're reading. Storytime wouldn't have to be a bedtime routine either. My mom used to read us chapter books while we traveled. That's how we read through the Wizard of Oz books.
Tonight we were reading The Secret Garden, where Mary said that she was lonely to Ben Weatherstaff & the Robin. I asked Cj why she was lonely & he answered right away, "Because her Mom & Dad were dead". He did so well with that I asked why was Mary angry. He answered just so intuitively, "Because no one loved her." It's amazing what kids can catch & understand from books! And to think that annoying lady at Barnes & Noble tried to tell me you couldn't teach lit to children!
When I pray for Cj, I pray that he will have a good night sleep, good dreams, & that God would build a wall of protection around him. It's what I've done for all three of my kids as they grew up, and even now in hard times Diana & Andy will pray & ask God to build a wall of protection around them. After I prayed for Cj tonight he said, "Mommy, I love it when you pray with me." I guess I am a pretty blessed person that I've had the privilege to pray for these 3 sweet kids.

For Quiet Time I use Word of Life Early Learners Quiet Time. You can find them on the Word of Life website, www.wol.org

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The Faith of a Child

Cj was asking a lot of questions today after we read his Bible before bed. All about how to get saved. Our conversation went something like this..
Cj- Can I get saved?
Me- What do you think it means to get saved?
Cj- That I get to go Heaven.
Me- How do you think you get saved?
Cj- I think when you're a kid your Mom & Dad must have to help you.
Me- You have to believe that Jesus died & rose from the dead.
Cj- I DO!
Me- You have to believe that Jesus is the Son of God.
Cj- Everyone knows that! (He said it in his duh voice.)
It's so cool how kids don't question God. Maybe it has something to do with not having grown-up cynicism & pride seeping into their hearts yet. I know Jesus said, "Suffer the little children to come unto me, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." That's the only way a person can repent & put faith in Jesus' work on the cross, to trust Him like a child.

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Bird Feed

What was I thinking buying this giant bag of bird feed? Ok, I wasn't thinking, because now I'm gonna have to figure out somewhere to store all this leftover. If I'm going to be completely honest about how this is probably going to end, I'd have to say with some dead birds. That bird food which I set out so kindly, is only going to lure those birds down where my dogs, Jack & London, can eat them more easily.
So it all just comes back to why did I pay $5.99 for this pointless bag of bird food? Where am I going to store it? And at least the little buckets I hung with it in them look so cute in my yard.

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I Remember Everything

Today at an open house we saw, Gigi, a friend we haven't seen for awhile. Gigi told Cj, "You probably don't remember me."
Cj just answered matter of factly, "Yes, I do." When we acted surprised that he remembered he explained."I remember everything. Do you remember when I was 2 & used to play basketball with my Daddy?"
Gigi said no & why would she, She didn't even know him when he was 2?
After receiving her negative response Cj said, "See, I remember everything."

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He explained to me tonight that he doesn't know everything because he's not a psychic like Shaun.(From Psych). But he can remember everything from long ago, but not from long, long ago. He said, Mommy, if there's two longs I can't remember."