My baby turned four on Friday. FOUR. It sounds so old. I was going through some clothes for Caleb tonight and was reminded again of how fast time flies. Wasn't Joshua wearing those 12 month track pants LAST WEEK?!!?
Our prayer for Joshua is that he would be bold and courageous for the LORD. Another prayer that I have been praying for him lately is that he would be tenderhearted towards others and broken over his own sinfulness. There are a lot of wonderful things that I could write here about my precious little boy- but instead, here are two bedtime conversations with Joshua that we've had lately that I DO NOT want to EVER forget:
(*It's so amazing to see God answer our prayers and watch Him develop character in our little boy)
*My mom was visiting with us last month and one evening Joshua was having a particularly difficult time falling asleep (this isn't that abnormal with Joshua!) My mom finally went up to chat with him (that's what grandma's do, right?!) and the conversation went something like this:
Mom: Joshua, what's wrong, buddy?
Joshua: I'm going to die soon.
Mom: (naturally, quite concerned) Why do you think that you're going to die soon?
Joshua: Because I hit Anna Bell. And I'm going to die.
This is how "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" connects in a 4 year old's mind. He had just memorized this verse a few weeks before that. Praise God for the glimpse that Joshua got of the depravity of his own sin.
*For those of you who don't know my family, my sister and brother are in the process of adopting from Ethiopia. Joshua and I were talking about the adoption and all the steps that have to happen before we get to meet our new neices/nephews. It is not natural for Joshua to have compassion for others. He is not a people pleaser, so you know that whatever comes out of that boy's mouth is genuine. With all that said, this is what he prayed unprompted over the weekend:
"Dear Jesus, Please help Aunt Laura and Uncle Luke and Maddie to get their babies soon because they miss them very much and are crying everyday. And I really want to see them because I love them a lot."
...AMEN!
...I love you Joshua Baker
3 comments:
What!? I feel like you just posted his 3 year birthday pics a few weeks ago! What a sweet boy you are, Joshua!
Linds - great job on the cake; I love it!
Miss you!
Beautiful Lindsey. And Happy Birthday Joshua!
You are so very right about time passing much too quickly. Just a couple of years ago (so it seems) we celebrated David's 4th birthday. I remember it so vividly because that particular year we had a Halloween costume party--and all of his little pals came dressed in their scariest, "Biblicalist," or zaniest garb. They were so cute!
Then, last night, that same "little boy" became a father and welcomed his own little angel into the world, making me a grandmother again.
You and Fred keep treasuring every moment and enjoy these days. They are precious and priceless!
Four is such a fun, interesting age so far. A lot more emotions that is for sure, but independence is great! We will be there in November. I will call ya so hopefully we can get together. I will be there for almost 2 weeks so hopefully something will work out!
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