It is working..

I try. I try really hard. I try harder with this than anything else I have ever done.

I try to teach my children the Word of God. The essence of God. The reason for believing in God.

Why is it hard?

Well they are 4 and 2. At this moment they are so absorbed with every small thing that sometimes the big things are just too much. I try to center everything around God.

Easter we did a scavenger hunt and looked for 5 individual items that represented the story of Jesus. Each item was in a sandwich bag and they would look for one item at a time then come back so we could discuss it. They found a large oval rock (the tomb), some nails, a sponge, a small wooden cross, and a piece of white cloth with red food dye on it. Now they know the story of Jesus.

Nickolas is now into playing golf every day as soon as we get home. His goal is to play in a tournament with his daddy. A couple of days ago he got extremely frustrated because he couldn't hit the ball and he tossed the club as far as he could. We sat down and talked about it while those big baby blues were tearing up. (His baby blues not mine this time.) We talked about our behavior in Heaven and when God is beside us we won't have time for frustration or being upset. Everything we do here is us practicing for how we act in Heaven. Just like how he his practicing for his "tournament" he should also practice for pleasing God in Heaven. Worked like a charm...That night Jocie threw a tantrum and he told her we can't do that in Heaven so don't do it here.

Last night we were reading the Bible and we were reading about Jesus giving His disciples the presence of the Holy Spirit. "Holy Spirit! What is that?" asks Jocie. That was a hard one to explain. I could only describe it like the wind and it enters us with every breathe we take. It lives in us and when we get scared or happy it hugs us to remind us of Jesus' love for us. Today we were playing on their play set and as we perched ourselves high in their tower, Jocie looked out through her telescope. "Mommy I see the Spirit coming! Do you feel it! Here comes Jesus to hug us!" says my baby girl.

Am I a perfect mom? Absolutely not. I fail as a mom every day because I am a sinner. However the more I work at making God a priority the more solid their knowledge of their Maker becomes.

Not only should we do that with our children but to everyone we encounter. I want to exude the radiance of God. I want my kids and complete strangers to see me and know I am a daughter of Christ. I want to be an open book of knowledge and experience when it comes to the unfailing love of God.

My devotion to this seems to be working. It is working...They are starting to trust in the unknown. While their happiness revolves right now around golf, swinging, chalk, and finding worms in our back yard; I want their salvation to revolve around believing in Jesus Christ.

God bless to all of my faithful friends and followers...

"Listen, O heavens, and I will speak;

hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

Let my teaching fall like rain

and my words descend like dew,

like showers on new grass,

like abundant rain on tender plants.

I will proclaim the name of the LORD.

Oh, praise the greatness of our God!"

Deuteronomy 32:1-3