A couple of pics from Easter Sunday except for the oldest child who hides from the camera everytime I try to snap a picture!

Out of the mouths of babes.....

I had read a similar story about a little girl and her mother's necklace, but I was still amazed by my own experience with my baby boy.

I have to share something that I learned from my 2 year old just before Easter.  We were shopping at Lifeway for gifts when he got really restless and ready to go....it happens everytime I take him along shopping.  I was getting really aggravated with him so I tried to distract him by walking him around to look at all the "pretties".  The first thing he saw was a this picture below....."Forgiven". 

He pointed at it and said, "A Jesus love me!"  I was shocked that he knew that was Jesus and connected it to the song.  I had taught him the song a few months ago but that is about as far as it has gone with trying to teach him about Jesus and God.  I am still new to this myself!  How wonderful and innocent is that one statement from a 2 year old!  He looked at several other things like a cross and a picture of the Last Supper and came to the same conclusion.....a Jesus loves me!  I got to thinking about it again today and how wonderful it is that even a child of God so small can see how truley simple it is.  Jesus loves us!  As adults we struggle with it, we wonder why and how and we don't see His love for us in all things like Alex did that day.  He may not understand it yet but God used him to speak to me that day.  We need to take the time to see God's love all around us, all the time.   Not just in images of crosses or paintings, but in life itself. Can you can see a "Jesus loves Me" today?

Wow!  There is so much to say about the past few days.  Xtreme was amazing!  The FBC youth group was amazing!  I was so proud of those kids.  Each one of them was there for God.  They were there to worship, not just to see the bands and hear music but to do it all for Jesus.  I am so glad that I got the chance to go and be a part of it.  I had no idea just how powerful of an experience it would be.  I had no idea that God would be speaking to me directly!  For the first time I think in my life I opened up and let go and let God in.  It was a feeling like no other.  I don't really know how to describe it.  It was amazing and a little scary at the same time.  I was shaking and crying and it felt awesome!  Exepting Christ in my life has been something I have resisted for a long time.  Pride has kept me from God.  I still have a long way to go in my Faith but I am willing to take that journey! 

I also have to say that I really enjoyed spending time with Zac.  I don't get to do that very often because of the little ones so it was really special to me.  It was great getting to know Carrie a little better too.  Buddy and Carrie, you two are wonderful together!  Love you all!