Critters and Kiddos

A couple of fun kid stories from this week.

Went to pick up something at a friends house. Just walked through the neighborhood with the big girls. Coming home, the path where we were walking had sheep and goats tied to either side. It was funny listening to the girls try to identify mommies and daddies and baby goats and sheep. Lucy was certain they were all cows! (disappointing...i've already failed in her education at some level!).

The other fascination is that our chicken "Lilly Flowers" has had chicks and we LOVE carrying the chicks around.  Lilly Flowers technically is Elsie Jayne's chicken so she named the chicks... Cluck, Huck, Muck and Tuck. One day this week Elsie Jayne rushed inside super upset.  What's wrong, I asked her. "Muck mucked me!!!"  It seemed her little friend had spoiled her pretty shirt! Disappointing...

Lucy likes to pretend right now to be various different cousins and friends. She is particularly fond of being "Joshie Bear", her cousin, who is particularly fond of reptiles. While I was fixing dinner the other night she slides into the kitchen on her stomach..."Mama, I'm a nake, I'm a nake!"  At the three year mark that "sn" sound is still pretty tricky! :)

On a much more somber note our dear friend Jane had a nephew pass away yesterday. He was only one. We offered to help by carrying her and some of her family to the home of the burial in our car today. I didn't fully realize what I was walking into. When we arrived I had planned to drop off my friends and come pick them up this evening. That isn't so appropriate, so we were ushered over to where the family was grieving and asked to pray.  Jesus helped us but there have been so many questions this afternoon. Pray for wisdom in answers. The girls saw the dear baby with the mourners all around. A lot to take in at four and three...a lot to take in at thirty-two. Jane explained to Lucy while I was praying that the boy died of malaria. She asked if her babies (the twins) would die of malaria too. Will you pray with us for protection, peace, life and health and at some level wisdom to share hope?!?!

Praying for His Presence for our friends today while they grieve and opportunities to share Light and Life when we carry them home tonight in our car as well.