don't want to forget these....

I am tired. It is VBS week and between that and working afterwards and not going to bed on time (i.e. not till after midnight), I am tired. tired. tired.

Tired, but happy.

It is a quick post, but I have to write these down, lest I forget them. And this is the stuff I want to be able to look back on and remember.

1) Jeffrey is spending 5 glorious days with his grandparents and cousin. An RV tour of Florida. Bliss. I adore my in-loves for taking him. What a blessing.

2) Blake - (was a bit put out yesterday). At VBS, Brantley prayed to ask Jesus in his heart. (Blake has already professed to do this). So, much ado was made over Brantley and our joy and delight that he was following God. So, sweet Blake, asks me last night as I tuck him in, "why did Brantley get all the compliments today? I asked Jesus into my heart too." I tried to explain it - to which he tells me - "but, I am sure that I love God more than He loves me." And, God, I am sure that makes you grin and almost fall off your throne with a smile. It was precious.

3) Brantley - did pray to receive Christ. I was so excited and thrilled for him. He seemed quite pleased as well. At dinner we asked him why he did it. His honest answer? "because I thought I might get a goodie bag." When you are done falling off your chair, keep reading. At first, I was a bit dismayed - but the more I thought on it - don't we all come to God with some kind of expectation - a goodie bag, a ticket out of hell, a plea for help, a search for significance, truth, etc? So, we decided to roll with it and that the desire for a goodie bag was ok.

4) Andrew. We took the rocking chair out of his room. So, now we tend to sit on the floor and rub his back and sing, or crawl into his toddler bed with him to sing to him till he falls asleep. Last night, he was in bed (with about 15 stuffed dogs) and I went to sit on the bed. he wanted me to get in bed with him. With that, he sits up and announces, "scooch over DOGS! and starts to hurl them out of the way." priceless. I made my way into the toddler bed to sing till he fell asleep.

I'm afraid to blink. If I do, they are going to be grown and gone. So, for today, I am going to soak up the moments and ponder them in my heart.