6 November 2009
They Said Something Else
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My children have been on a roll this evening saying things that simply make us laugh. Tonight during devotions, we had a discussion about the husband being the leader of the family in the Biblical model of the family. The kids seemed to understand this. I misunderstood at one point thinking that Eric had misspoken and said "leave" instead of "lead." Lukas thought it was quite hilarious that I misunderstood and said, "The husband leads the family and he leaves the family to go make money for us." Yep. That's pretty much how it works around here. I thought it was pretty funny. The good news is that he always comes back. After this, Ava had to get in on the action by innocently explaining what she expected her future husband to do to properly lead her family. She was sitting on Eric's lap, and she looked up at him and said, "Dad, you know what I want my husband to do to be a leader for me? To be a leader for me, he needs to cook, unless he is sick, then I will cook for him." If that is the definition of godly leadership, then Eric better get on the ball because he is so NOT the one doing the majority of the cooking around here. I couldn't help but smile at that comment. This of course led to Ava's big confession about who her husband would be and more info than we wanted to know. "Dad, I'm in love with Austin! I kisseded him on the cheek before. I'm gonna marry him!"(note, "kisseded" is exactly how she said it). Please rest assured that we do not encourage her to kiss boys other than her brother, and, at some point, we will discuss proper courtship. I think we're safe for a couple more years with her. She's 5. We're safe, right? Please don't tell me if we're not. There are some things that I simply don't need or want to know. At the end of our family devotional time, we always pray together. Ava prays first, then Lukas prays and then Eric leads us in a family prayer time. Tonight, when it was Lukas' turn, he prayed, "Thank you, God, that dinner was good even though I don't usually like it." How lovely is that? He truly meant it with kindness, and I took it that way. It made me giggle. It's true. He doesn't usually like it when I make stir-fry. He picks the meat from the veggies and eats the rice. Tonight, I made beef stir-fry with strips of meat, mushrooms, onion, red pepper, ginger, garlic, dry mustard, and??? That's right. I neglected to add an ingredient, the ingredient that pulls it all together in my book. Soy sauce. How in the world did I get distracted enough to leave out a main ingredient? Lukas, apparently, does not like soy sauce. I took one bite of my meal and realized that I had forgotten it and added it to my plate. It tasted the same as if it had been cooked into the mixture. Next time, I guess I'll purposefully leave out the soy sauce because it obviously makes it taste a little bit more acceptable to Lukas' pallet. Earlier this evening, Lukas was making me laugh as well. He loves to be the center of attention. This can be good, and this can be not so good. We're working on helping him figure out when it is appropriate. For instance, pulling your pants to your chest and acting like a "hillbilly" during a brief lecture from Daddy is probably not the most appropriate, but singing Bible verses from memory while holding a homemade microphone and doing an Elvis impersonation? Yep. That's okay. Oh, I guess someone out there might think it was fairly poor judgment, but it pretty much made this mama laugh. He knows those Bible verses.I really don't care if he sings them to me like Elvis. He's going to do a great job at tomorrow's Bible quiz meet, and if he managed to figure out a way to make today's quizzing review marathon a little more fun, then so be it! He's a trip. I love that boy. I love my girl too. They both entertain us. I am extremely blessed to be their mama. Everyday brings something new and exciting with them around. I am thankful that God chose these two children for us to raise. They bring us joy each and every day. |
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