Funny things kids say

So, my kids really crack me up. It is the little things in life that are funny. Here are some of our funnier moments with a 7 yr old and 5 yr old:

The boys are taking their Friday afternoon baths. I can hear splashing and laughing. I listen. "Giovanni, did you smell dat? I farted. He-he-he" "OK, Caleb, let me try." More splashing and laughter. "I smelded that. Awww, that smells good. heheheh" Oh my children.

A few days ago Giovanni's eye hurt. I told him to quit rubbing his eye. Here is our conversation.

"Mom, my eye hurt."
"OK, it always hurts." (no, I am not a bad mom, he just rubs them with dirty hands)
"What if flower growing in eye."
"A flower can't grow in your eye."
"Yes it can. Seed get in eye (they got flower seeds from school) and my tears warter it (yes, water sounds like warter)."
"No, you need soil to grow."
"No, flower grow in my eye with eyes water."Caleb "I cry lot. I grow flower too!"

The best ever was today after lunch. Giovanni came up to me with a rock he found at school.

"Mom?"

"Yes?"

Will this make me Superman?"

"No, honey, it is not Kryptonite."

"Where is Kryptonite? Can I get? What it look like?"

"It is green. If you can find some, then you may be like Superman."

"Will people talk to me then?"

"What people?"

"Like on Superman movie. People talk to him."

"Sure."

He also will be attending a college where he can learn how to be Superman. They also killed a spider so it didn't bite Sophia. "If spider bite us, will we be like Spiderman?"

Did I tell you my children firmly believe everything they hear and say? I really did try to explain not everything on TV is real and they were just crushed.

Is there anyone else out there whose child calls everything he? Giovanni's scab fell off his knee and "I blood today, mom. He gonna fall off and I bleed." Everything is he. I mean everything. Spoons, dinner, poop, dirt, bike, paper, shirt, etc. Everything! It is cute.

Well, there is a little insight to my children. Soon I will be posting my "day in the life". If I ever get a life and have time! :)

Did I share with you how much I love all my children? I always talk about the little ones and never much about the older ones. Nick is such an amazing child. He has been dating this awesome girl who has gotten him back to church! They go to prom this weekend, so I will post pictures. He has such a sensitive heart and he is so dear in my heart. The best thing, he loves his dad so much. He still calls him Daddy.

Kevin is definitely unique. How do I describe him. He is the kid that no matter how much you want to be mad at him, he has this smile that makes you not. That is why I am always mad at him when he isn't around! He has a girlfriend who is such a joy to be around. She has grown so much in the last year. We just keep praying she will be able to go to church with us. Kevin adores his little sister and is a terror to his brothers.

Malcom comes home May 4th! Yeah! Our lives are so much better with him in it. There is a void here that will never be filled. I know I will cherish every minute with him when he returns. We are so proud of him and all he has done. Keep in his prayers as he moves on in his journey of the Air Force.

I look at my life when I was a teenager, and I can't describe how much different these guys are. They don't drink, they don't do drugs, they just have a good time with friends. We are always welcome to hang out with them, but honestly why. Boys - to embarrasing for me! They typically just go bowling, dennys, the movies or the mall or our house. I couldn't ask for more.

So, that sums up the love I hold for each child. Of course then there is Nafkot and hopefully in 5 days she will be ours and we can post her picture!

Here are my big boys last Easter!

Blessings!

The New Passover

Moses had announced to Pharaoh, "This is what the LORD says: At midnight tonight I will pass through the heart of Egypt. All the firstborn sons will die in every family in Egypt, from the oldest son of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, to the oldest son of his lowliest servant girl who grinds the flour. Even the firstborn of all the livestock will die. Then a loud wail will rise throughout the land of Egypt, a wail like no one has heard before or will ever hear again. But among the Israelites it will be so peaceful that not even a dog will bark. Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between the Egyptians and the Israelites. Exodus 11:4-7

What does Easter mean? Really? What does it mean to you? What do you celebrate? We hunt for eggs, we go to church, we have ham, and we thank Jesus for dying and then coming to life. But is that truly what it means?

I bought Prince of Egypt for the kids. I want them to understand why we are saved and how we are saved. Read Exodus. It goes into detail why the Israelites were to find a pure and spotless lamb. Durning their slavery in Egypt, the Israelites were to find a pure spotless lamb. They were to raise it and care for it until the right time. At that time they were to sacrifice it and place the blood on the door posts of their house. Why a lamb? Why the blood? What does it mean?

When Adam and Eve took the apple and ate, death came over them. They were separated from God, as we are now. The only way to get back into connection with God is through a sacrifice. This lamb was the Israelites sacrifice to the Lord. By spreading the blood on the door posts, the angel of death passed over them. This passover was celerated after that in thanks for the Lord.

So, what is the New Passover? First we need to recognize we NEED a sacrifice for our sins. We all sin. Whether big or small, we need that sacrifice. So, as time passed, God knew we needed the sacrifice of the Lamb of God. This was Jesus. Our ultimate sacrifice so that once and for all we were forgiven.

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world!" John 1:29.


But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins.He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.6 All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God's paths to follow our own.Yet the LORD laid on him the sins of us all.7 He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word.He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.8 Unjustly condemned, he was led away.*No one cared that he died without descendants, that his life was cut short in midstream.*But he was struck down for the rebellion of my people.9 He had done no wrong and had never deceived anyone.But he was buried like a criminal; he was put in a rich man's grave.10 But it was the LORD's good plan to crush him and cause him grief.Yet when his life is made an offering for sin, he will have many descendants.He will enjoy a long life, and the LORD's good plan will prosper in his hands.11 When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish, he will be satisfied.And because of his experience, my righteous servant will make it possiblefor many to be counted righteous, for he will bear all their sins.12 I will give him the honors of a victorious soldier, because he exposed himself to death.He was counted among the rebels. He bore the sins of many and interceded for rebels. Isaiah 53:5-12

Jesus is our Lamb. He is our sacrifice. Lay your hands on Him. Feel the pure lamb under your hands. His blood covers the door posts of our hearts. Praise Him for His broken body. Thank you for the blood to cover my sins. They are so many. Acknowledge Him and for the Resurrection. Die to self and come alive anew in Christ - daily. We were all nailed on the cross with our Savior, but He bore the pain and suffering for us.

Without Him, there is no hope, no meaning. Why live if all we get is death? With Jesus and confessing our sins to Him we are no longer dead - but alive in Christ.

Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God's right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. Colossians 3:1-2

So, as we approach the day of our Lord's Resurrection, remember why we are here. Set your eyes to Heaven and in everything you do, do it for Christ. He died for us.

Blessings,

Sandra