God's Humbling Forgiveness Through The Actions of Children

This evening, I wasn't feeling very good and just didn't even feel like eating dinner. Emily and Savannah took on little care giver roles and joyously offered to check on me, asked me if I needed some food to help me feel better. Emily brought me one of her little play kitchen cups of pretend water and asked me if I needed a drink. She then offered to go find me some medicine to help my tummy feel better. After awhile I just had to lay down on the couch. The girls concern for me grew. Emily asks me if I want a blanket, I tell her sure. She then says, "stay there, I'll be right back with a blanket for you". She runs to her room, gets one of her baby blankets and then covers me up, asking if I want my feet covered. She then runs back to her room to get another blanket to cover my feet. Savannah, also brings me a third blanket and asked me if I want her to read my a story. I say yes, and so she goes to pick out a book. She chooses her "Jesus Book" (it's actually a child's bible story book, but that's what both girls call the book). She then begins paraphrasing the stories in the book. Emily, also gets her "Jesus Book" and begins to read some of the stories--again, paraphrasing. I'm amazed at how much they were accurate about in many of the stories. I had not realized they had been paying that close of attention. They then go to get their favorite book, Llama Llama Mad At Mama, and Emily recited the entire book to me--word for word. She was so proud of herself, and I was proud too.

Even after I was so horrible to both of them today, they amazed me, and humbled me by their caring efforts to help me feel better. God's hand was in all that.