Why God Made Little Boys

God made a world out of His dreams,of magic mountains, oceans and streams.Prairies and plains and wooded land,then paused and thought"I need someone to standon top of the mountains, to conquer the sea,explore the plains and climb the trees,someone to start out small and grow sturdy,strong like a tree" and so...He created boys, full of spirit and funto explore and conquer, to romp and runwith dirty faces, banged up chins,with courageous hears and boyish grins.When He had completed the task He'd begun,He'd surely said, "That's a job well done".Author Unknown

Eli's view

Today in class I asked him to draw a picture of what he thought God looked like and what heaven looked like. He was a little weary at first but he said okay and started drawing. When he was done this is the picture he had drawn for me and on the side is his description of the picture.
In case you can't read it it says: "This is God and their house in heaven looking out their windows watching out for the children as they play. And Huzzy lives with God and Jesus in their house. God is in his house cooking food for Huzzy. He is cooking her favorite food."


















God is the top one and the bottom one is Jesus and to the left of Jesus is Huzzy and they are all sitting on their window seals watching out for the children down here. Isn't it interesting to get inside of a childs mind. It is so sweet how his idea of heaven is a house and there are only 3 people up there to him God, Jesus, and his Huzzy and that they are all looking out for him and all the children down here.


Let me also tell you something he said the other day while he was coloring. I was cleaning up the kithcen from lunch and had Jars of Clay on the cd player listening to the song Jesus Blood. I didn't really think that Eli would be listening to it but he was. He was soaking up the words from the song as he sat there. I walked by him just moving along doing my business and he said to me "That is so sad." Completely thrown off course I asked him what was sad and he said "That Jesus had to die" Oh how my heart melted in that moment. I told him yes it is sad that he died and tried to explain why he died. Then after we talked for a little while about Jesus he got up from the table and I could tell that he was in deep thought about all of it and he sat on the floor in the kithen and asked me if I could play the "hasn't failed my yet song again". He sat on the floor for the whole song staring at the floor listening to the words. When it was over he said again "that is sad" and got up and played. It is amazing to me the mind of my 4 year old and how much it is turning and listening with such intentiveness to all the things around him. I am enjoying watching him grow in the physical but much more in his growth of understanding God and Jesus Christ.

Eli's Art

Eli's picture of his family. Can you guess which one is me? Yep, i am the big pink one with the arms. To the left of me is Eli, next to him is Daddy and then of course the little one is baby Kai. I was thrilled when I noticed that all of us have happy smiles on our faces............and a little worried as to why I am the only one who has arms! Ha Ha...............I guess he notices how hard I work all day long. He he he.















Another very beautiful picture by Eli. I love this one, I am not sure as to what it is but I think it is very artistic and inspiring. I wonder what he had in his mind when he was painting this picture. For me I see red blobs and silver designs but for him at the time he probably had very specific and real things in mind. I love it...............I call it "I wonder".

Reflecting on friends

Aaaah what do we do! She said smile.....um....okay......lets show them a Smile!
Silly boys is the name for his pic. Kids are so funny when you ask them to smile for the camera they become somebody possessed with some kind of enlongated neck disease while they cheese it up big time! Well this is it the last pic of the three of them together...Soren (left), Eli (middle), and Caedmon (right). Life is changing rapidly for everyone around here.........it is sad and exciting.......depressing and overwhelming. Soren is our preacher/friends son and Eli is mine and Caedmon is my dearest friends son. He is the youngest and Eli is the oldest. They enjoyed eachothers company tremendously and there will never be a friendship like this again.........Soren and Caedmon are unique young sweetlings and can and never will be replaced. Though we will see them again and hopefully often it is still sad for it will not be like this. There will be no more Friday night BBQ gatherings or meetings at the park no, now it will be long talks over the phone and quick visits here and there. Oh, how I cherish these times that we all had together.

























There is the whole clan of angels......ha ha devious angels. Look at them........so sweet and happy.........or at least for the picture. Usually in these gathering there is usually one little angel screaming. Look at all of them playing together for the last time...........it makes me sad. That room is no longer there.....well the room is but it is no longer Soren and Bradens room. They have a new room.........may I say a much bigger room! Ha ha, I am really going to miss all of these little God given blessings being together. I will miss Eli running in the room saying something like..."Momma, Soren hit me............" or Soren "Eli said Butt.......", Kaylee screaming not just a little scream a shrill heartwrenching very dramatic scream and Dena just rolling her eyes and say "She is okay". Ha Ha. Braden fumbling around the house, Cooper being so gentle and sweet just walking around talking like a foriegner and Caedmon scream and Jess jump up from wherever she is running to the room frantically...........crazy girl. I love ya. What a blessing God gave us all.........2 years of a wonderful friendship centered on Christ. Dena and Allen, Jessica and Jason, BJ and Rena and us..........this circle with its middle being Christ will always hold a very special place in my heart.

These two people came into our lives and many others lives and for us they turned our world around.........thank you. God worked through BJ to turn my husband around.........only BJ could do it I am sure of it and that is why He took him and his family out of China and brought them to little ol Natchitoches. I am forever thankful to BJ and Rena for all of their generous, loving, kind, carring, joyful, moving, inspirational, meek, quite, bold, sarcastic, silly and many other spirits. Just thankful to them for them being themselvs.........I enjoyed being apart of their lives......watching their children grow, watching them and learning from them, benifiting from their friendship and just being in their warm and always inviting home. Thank you God for BJ and Rena.......watch over them now as they are elsewhere in a new chapter in their lives. We love them and pray for them often. Guide their every thought and I ask that you bless this couple with an overwhelming abundance Lord. Fill them up with Your infinite indiscribable peace and joy. In your most Holy and precious name I pray..........amen. Love you guys.

Time

There was a time that seemed to sit still,
where every moment was here forever.
The days were long and full of great fun,
we laughed and played all the days long.
It always felt like just you and me,
no one else mattered.
You were the only one.

Where did the time go?
Here you are...what...2?
Didn't time seem to sit still then,


Why does it feel like we played more then?
Laughed more then?
Ran and jumped around more then?
Sat outside till all ours of the night then?
What has changed so much now?
How come we have such a strict order now?
If we had more fun then?
Those days are over but never forgotten.
You are forever preserved in my mind as the center,
As you once were,
Now, things are different.
Not worse, just different.
Life has changed, you have changed.
In this picture you are 2 and now you are turning 5.
Oh, where did the time go.
Now you have a little brother,
A year and soon he will be 2 and then5 too.
My mind and heart are in mourning for life goes to fast,
And we don't take the time to breath anymore.
Or maybe it is just me,
I need to slow down and take some breaks.
You are most important,
and now so is your brother.
You must now share the center,
But don't worry there is plenty of me to go around.
Life has changed, you have changed and I have changed,
but You know what why does the fun have to change?
Time will sit still and we will laugh and jump around .
Just now we will add some more fun,
He will surely add to our fun and life will sit still again.