Lately Grace has been very interested in Heaven, acting out Bible stories, & Jesus' death on the cross. Here are some of the ways I've seen her faith developing:* She drew the above picture of three crosses. She has been asking who the other people were and why they died.
* She continues to ask an unending string of questions about Heaven. What will it be like? When will we go there? How will we get there? Will our yellow house be there? And on and on....
* She asked me why Jesus had to die. I explained he had to die so that we could go to Heaven and be with God. She then replied, "Mama, couldn't God have found another way?" I sadly explained, "No, this was the only way." She thinks its like a destination that you just need to find another route.
*She has been acting out Bible stories with Faith. She has a sparkly blue dress up dress for Mary & a veil/wings for the angel. I have heard her say, "Don't be afraid you are going to have a baby." & "I am rolling away the stone," while rolling around my exercise ball.
*At our church she made a set of "story eggs." Since then she has taught anyone who will listen the story of Easter. She even visited my dad's Sunday School class to tell them. She knows what each one means.
I have found such joy in seeing her grow in her faith. I pray she will continue to have this enthusiasm for Scripture.
2 comments:
Very cute stories--I love the one w/ the exercise ball! Sadie had so much fun seeing your girls Sunday, just wish we would have had more time!
I love that she is so real with her faith! She makes me want to be better and I think she will always have this effect on people! She is an insperation (I think the apple didn't fall far from the tree's). You guys are doing such a wonderful job at bringing up great kids!
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