More Cool Kid Stories...

I started the day off with a walk down by the river. That's the best little trail. I spent a lot of it praying (I never seem to remember my iPOD anymore) and I actually went down to the river today, not just by it. It's an absolute gorgeous river. It bubbles up at this one spot by this tree out in the middle. The the current moves pretty swiftly towards the sunrise, but on the banks the water gently folds in. This description doesn't even do it justice.

Fast forward to school. It was kind of a duller day than any of the ones last week. My senses were on overdrive too so every little pen click, gum chewer, and typist were driving me crazy. I decided to go stand in the back for the last speaker, Ben. Let's just say he was the highlight of the day. He came out dressed in a full Scottish deal because apparently that's his heritage. Anyway, he was all fired up preaching about some good stuff. The kid stories are what get me though. Here we go...

His oldest child is an 8 year old boy. When this child was 5, Ben was saying goodnight to him before he went out for a night outreach. The son asked his dad where he was going and he told him he was going to hang out with the homeless. The little boy said, "Dad, where do they sleep?" Ben proceeded to tell his son that they sleep on the ground, sometimes on the concrete and it can be very cold. The little boy said, "That doesn't sound very comfortable. Dad, you take my mattress because they need it more than I do and you can buy me another one anyway." Ben was moved by his son's heart and was being taught by God the Father through his son. God always has enough.

Story #2. Ben has a daughter who is 5 and she came home the other day and said, "Dad, I was playing with the Holy Spirit on the playground today." Ben of course asked what they were playing. The little girl said, "I was on the slide and I asked Him if he would come and push me so I could go fast like lightning and He did! I felt Him push me fast like lightning and then we went up and did it again . We were playing and He made me go fast, but He was protecting me so I didn't fall."

Story #3. Ben also has a 3 year old. Sometimes when they're in the car they have soak time. On one particular drive they hadn't said that it was soak time, but the 3 year old got lost in worship. All of the sudden, she said, "Mommy." The mom said what. The little one said, "Mommy, I saw God." The mom said, "What did He look like?" "He was beautiful."

Ahhhhhh. These stories are so cool. There are so many young families raising kids like this too and it's so exciting!

Spanish starts tomorrow. More fun to add to the mix. :D