last night i woke from my dream.
"MOMMY! MOMMY!"
down i went to my little girl.
she had a bad dream.
i found lammie for her as she moved over.
"mommy could you pray and sing 'mazing grace?"
i lay down with her.
"did you see i gave you lots of space so i could cuddle back in?"
i hugged her and began praying.
then it was time for 'mazing grace.
after, she whispered
"mommy, can you sing redeemer?"
There is a Redeemer
Jesus, God's own son...
"mommy, is it saying Jesus is a redeemer?"
'yes, because he is. when he died on the cross so we could one day live with him & God.'
"mommy, i hope...do you think when Jesus is all done making my house that he'll make me another lammie...so i don't miss lammie... but with big ears?"
**She has chewed lammie's ears right off**
'I don't think you'll need him to, but that would be cool, eh.'
she then asked if i would pray to ask God if he could ask Jesus to do that for her.
I did.
"ok, you can finish redeemer now."
There is a redeemer
Jesus, God's own son,
precious lamb of God, Messiah...
"did you say lamb?"
"oh yeah, that's right, for The Lion and the Lamb."
i explained briefly why he is the lamb
then as she cuddled closer i asked her:
'if Jesus is a lamb, couldn't you cuddle with him?'
she nodded.
i finished singing.
we lay cuddled a little longer then
'Mommy, i think i can fall asleep now."
i headed back up to my bed.
what a sweetheart.
her theology may not be spot on...
in fact my explaining may not be spot on.
but the conversations are there.
her mind is working it out as a 5 year old mind does.
she surprises me with questions and comments regularly,
and i love these moments.
lammie (and bear) with big ears.
unfortunately she called me back down 15 minutes later.
i cuddled in, prayed and this time the request was Jesus loves me.
i sang it twice.
we lay together for a bit, then i kissed her nose and she mumbled
'i love you, see you in the morning."
