So I had to go over & love on them some before their first day (& visit those adorable puppies)...
It was bath time & their mommy was giving Madi her shower so I got to play with Sophia until it was her time. So one thing I love about these girls - they've got their love of books like their Aunt Bec.
Sophia & I sit on the bed & I pull up their story book Bible. We are going through pages of Jesus.
Sophia showed me a picture of them nailing Jesus to the cross (all in cartoon pictures, mind you) & then the next page had him hanging on the cross.... she asked "Why are they doing that to him"... how do you respond to a 4 yr old about that? I did give her the answer that Jesus had to die so that we could be with him forever - that he took away our sins on that cross... & then QUICKLY turned the page to show him coming out of the tomb... DA-TAAAAA - he's OK!!! Relief on Sophia's face!!!! Whew!
So I flip backwards in the book & we see Jesus feeding the crowds with fish & bread... we see the picture of Zaccheus in a tree... all cute stories...
& then we come across the picture of Jesus & Jarius's daughter. Sophia asks "What is Jesus doing with that little girl?"... well - after the "Death scene" from the previous pages, I did leave out that this little girl had died.... but I did tell Sophia that this little girl was so sick & her daddy went & got Jesus & Jesus came in & she was healed - she was OK!!! DA-TAAAA!!! (I love adding sound effects to stories with young ones!... & of course, you gotta throw your arms in the air along with sound effects for dramatic purposes!!!)
Sophia asked - "How did Jesus heal her?"
I told her that he touched her... she then said "How did he do it?" - I said "God can heal like that - with just a touch!"
Then with all the innocence of a child - she said "Is Jesus MAGIC!!!!????"
Me & my mind... I immediately said - "I dont think Magic is the word - but Jesus does have SPIRIT FINGERS"....
Then I just made myself laugh - which got her laughing (I'm sure she didnt know why) - but then it was Sophia's time for a shower....Jesus stories with my nieces... the best times ever!
Oh my goodness. That is the best line ever..."Jesus has spirit fingers."
ReplyDeleteToo cute. : )
I love to see little ones soak up the Word in their own sweet way.
ReplyDeleteWe always talk about having Jesus in your heart and acting in a way toward others so that they will "see" Jesus through us. My older two get it; Gabe is still in that very literal stage of thinking, and he thinks Jesus has physically taken up residence in his chest.
I love it!
Awww, so precious, and I love them spirit fingers, haha!!! :)
ReplyDeleteYou have such a way with words! :)
ReplyDeleteTADAAAAAAA.....SPIRIT FINGERS!!!! That is precious!
ReplyDeleteThat's so precious how she asked..."Is Jesus magic?"
ReplyDeleteWishing the girls a wonderful school year.
ReplyDeleteRJ,
ReplyDeleteHow sweet ~~ Spirit fingers indeed!!!
Have a Blessed day friend,
Dawn
such sweet girls - and you are a devoted Aunt! Hope they enjoy Pre-K :-)
ReplyDeleteI love your story telling! DA-Taa! Spirit fingers! How visual Did you know that scabs are God's Bandaids?
ReplyDeleteBTW, I'm from Middletown!
haha! Spirit fingers! I love it!
ReplyDeleteHa! Jesus has spirit fingers! That's awesome :)
ReplyDeleteSpirit Fingers. Hilarious! Love it! =D
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