Peace in the house!

Finally, the girls are in a phase of life where we finally have peace in the house most of the time. I just realized I haven't called my parents as teachers counselor or educator at all this summer. What an improvement! In the last month I can actually say that most of my days I have really been enjoying being around my girls. They play together more and are fighting less. They seem to cooperate a bit more...at least when options are presented to them. They are in a very silly phase of life, and are asking lots of questions--not the why questions yet, but just about everything. Emily and I had a conversation about God and Jesus the other day. Mostly she was asking if they were going to come to our house, or if they were going to by our house. Then she said she was afraid of them and didn't want them to come. And then a few minutes later, she stated that she wanted God to hold her on his lap when he comes to our house. And then many questions revolving around that situation. Sometimes I'm not quite sure how to answer. I often get the feeling that Emily is frightened by the whole idea that God can be near us without us seeing him like we see each other everyday. I just bought some Bible lesson materials from Mardel and have set a goal to do one lesson per week with Emily and Savannah. I'm hoping that will help with the fear factor a bit. Emily is still afraid to say prayers to God. Savannah on the other hand, requests prayers for God to keep her safe "from the thunder and the lightning and the rain, and keep us safe when we are in the car wash". I hope that I can do a good job of presenting the lessons in a fun way.