Living Life One Cheerio at a Time

So last week was the big week. . Somalian vbs-kids club-can't speak the name of Jesus to these Muslim children but gotta teach his truths-week.  I had know idea how physically and spiritually difficult this week was going to be. I was glad I had friends praying for my family. I ask them to pray we would be like a tamerisk tree seed. Planting shade in the desert for many generations. A slow growing tree but one that would benefit others and not ourselves. I prayed that I would not miss the big picture. So child #1 and I talked about how she could share her Jesus with her new friends with out using Jesus' name. I told her that she was going to be a missionary to a peoples that did not know Jesus. She was very excited about her important missionary job. And you know what...she was amazing. She had no problem making new friends. Every time I turned around she was holding the hand of her Somali-Bantu friends. She took her job seriously. Her teacher, Tricia, appreciated her helpful...

"No NO No NO NO No!" That was a recent entry into my journal. I was asked to do something that I without a shadow of a doubt knew it was God asking me to do it. AND I DIDN'T WANT TO! I literally followed it with 2 pages of ME telling God why I didn't want to do it and why I couldn't do it. Yes 2 pages.  Wow! I strapped on my toddler attitude and went to town. *Flashback to 1 month ago* Child #1's Kindergarten teacher, Kara,  also  attends the church we attend and we occasionally see each other at the same service. Well, one particular evening we got to talking and she asked me to join our church's version of VBS. We go to the west side {off campus} of town to the Somalian population and do a day time VBS and lunch for these kids for an entire week. Cool part, my own kids can come and be apart of the "missions trip."  What an invaluable a lesson to my kids to show love to others! Kara is heading crafts and wanted me to craft it up with her. ...

So recently in the car my kids have been { ADDICTED } to 1 song on 1 CD. It is on { PERMANENT }repeat. It is referred to as the "O O O song" on the VBS CD that my mom gave us. { THANKS MOM } We've had the CD for a month and its the only song we sing together...even the baby gets in on the song too! But today as they were singing away and waving their hands, it struck me how amazing they are when they are free in the Spirit to worship. Sometimes as adults we put barriers up but not kids. My kids didn't care if they hit the right note or if they looked silly to the car in the next lane. They just wanted to sing to Jesus. Child #1 asked me recently if this song was singing praises to her Jesus? After I told her yes, I think she sang { LOUDER }! I was so excited to share in that moment with them and I need to be excited every time whether it is the 1st of the 101st time we sing the O O O song. "And he said, 'I tell you the truth, unless you change and become ...