Funny things that Kids say

I often post on facebook funny things that my kids say. However, my parents don't do facebook and are often out of the loop, being told by others the stories I share. Well, I'm going to try to be better at using the blog for these kinds of things. So, this is for you Mom & Dad!

The other day, I was having a rough, REALLY rough Sunday morning. Kevin and I decided to let the kids sleep in. He went to church early, leaving me to get the kids ready for second service. Normally, it's no big deal, but this morning...wow, I was irritable and everything seemed to go wrong. For instance, Audrey wouldn't wear one of her 3 Christmas dresses, nope she wanted to wear a blue one...an Easter dress. No biggy, right....WRONG...it had me in tears. Then LJ and Josiah asked me for cereal, but didn't finish it....no big deal, right?.....WRONG! More tears were shed! And then...well, nothing really bad happened, but I was crying and LJ was telling me that it's funny to see grown ups cry and that I shouldn't be crying. I made sure to give him many reasons to why I was crying and let him know that if he wanted to say another word he could just go to his room....FOREVER! I was a grump!! Seriously, this isn't a normal occurence, but Satan was getting the victory this morning.

Anyways, while I was showering. LJ comes into the bathroom and asks, "Mom, Dad was an Army guy, right?" I quickly reply, "yes", not really wanting to say anything at all (I mean, can't I get a break while I'm in the shower?) Then he continues, "Then God let that guy shoot him so he could work at the church, right?"

I stop and think...that boy, just nailed down Kevin's testimony in 2 simple sentences. I don't think we have ever told him that exact phrasing, but after listening to Kevin share with others how the Lord has orchestrated us being here in Okinawa over the last couple of years, that is what LJ ended up with.

Plus, I never really thought about it like that...God let that man shoot Kevin. So, true!! Anyways, it's what I needed to hear at the moment. Kind of got me out my funk so I could get us all ready and to the car, where I had to apoligize for throwing a fit! Even a grown up shouldn't throw a fit!

I told Kevin that when people ask how we have been in Okinawa for so long he can just ask, "Do you want the long version or LJ's?"