Little bit of this...

and a little bit of that. Mostly having to do with Addison because he's had some quotable material lately...

So Chris was talking to Addison a couple of nights ago and after reading the devotional he asked him, "Daddy, is there light and dark both in my heart? Do I have Jesus and sin in my heart?" Chris talked to him about the reality of us all having the potential to make bad decisions even though Jesus is in our hearts. And this was his reply:

"Daddy, when I get up tomorrow I'm going to try really hard to fight sin!"

This alone is pretty funny. And very noble. The next few days I found him to be very aware of "sin" and it came up in many conversations and incidents.

For instance, the following day we were shopping and he was "loving" on Cadence (I believe his intentions are initially good but it's pretty much pestering), and she really wasn't being very gracious about it. She didn't want to be bothered. So he came up to me and was telling on her, and this is what he said:

"Mommy, Cadence isn't being very nice. It's because of the sin in her heart. I can feel it." I only wish you would have been there to hear the passion and conviction in his voice.

Another incident yesterday was a reminder to us about how much he thinks about things. He randomly came in the room and told Chris, "Daddy, you said too much of anything can be bad, even good things. But you were wrong. You can't have too much thinking about God." Seriously, when he comes up with these things seemingly out of nowhere, we really wonder what goes on in that little mind. Sometimes it seems like he's thinking all of the time. I don't know a lot of other six year olds that well, but I wonder how many of them sit around and think about theological issues so often! I say this a lot, but I look forward to seeing how the Lord uses these special things about the way He made my children for His purpose and plan for their life.

I put all of this on here today because 1) I didn't want too much time to pass because I always forget about these stories, and 2) I feel it somewhat appropriate to post conversation about sin and the fallen nature of man as we prepare for this very special weekend. I can already see the need to emphasize for Addison that without Jesus, we cannot produce true goodness and love on our own. We are looking for ways to help our children understand the cross and talk about what Jesus did for us. Being a young family we are still trying to figure out things that can become traditions for us. I personally really enjoy that kind of stuff! So I'm sure there will be a lot of Easter related things headed your way soon.

I hope you will have an opportunity to really think about and reflect on everything this weekend means to us. Means to the world. It really changes everything.