Naomi's First Prayer

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
These past few months have been quite challenging when it comes to parenting. Naomi has hit a huge developmental stage and we are trying to keep up with her! We have realized consistency (as much as our busy travel schedule allows) and repetition are very essential. She is literally like a little sponge soaking everything in. So we have been challenged to spend more time instructing her, teaching her and of course modeling for her. Thanking God for our food is something so simple we have began to teach her. After months of holding hands and praying at the table she finally got it! We were on a trip as usual and we stopped at Subway in Waco to have dinner. We were all pretty tired and trying to make the best of our pit stop. As we sat down to eat Josh asked Naomi to pray. She bowed her little head, moved her lips as if she was saying something, there were no words just lip movement, then comes the big AME! She cant quite say the whole word yet. It was the most precious thing. Josh and I were filled with such joy at the fact our child had said her first prayer. It was something so simple but a reflection of the things to come. If we do our part and train up our child in the way she should go I believe and trust she will not depart from it!

Comments

Jules said…
wow!! That is so awesome. I love the AME! at the end ha. so wonderful. She learned quickly, because she has two very awesome, very strong Christian parents. :)
October 13, 2011 at 8:51 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

BUSES AND COFFEE

Image
We've been in Costa Rica for almost 3 months. We finally feel pretty adapted and pretty blessed with the opportunity to be here. It's amazing how living in a different country makes you think a lot about your identity and values. God is teaching us so much about people and culture! We wanted to take the time and share a little about our lives here. Costa Rica is a country of 4 million people, which is equivalent to the city of Houston! And 1 million of them live in the the province of San Jose, where the capital is and where we live. It is a pretty advanced country and we have almost everything we need. In some cases not what we are use too, but hey it works. Something that we've had to adapt to is not having a car. So buses have become our common mean of transportation. I've really grown to enjoy it because we are exposed to people daily and through it I have learned a lot about patience. Having a car you can get in, drive to, get out, do what you have to do and head b
Read more

Transgenerational Discipleship

Image
And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.  2 Timithy 2:2 This verse serves as the basis for a concept known as transgenerational discipleship, the heart and soul of campus ministry and what we believe is the method of Jesus. In this verse we can identify 4 generations of believers: Paul, Timothy, reliable people, and others. Paul is entrusting a responsibility to Timothy, not just that he would make disciples, but that he would make disciples that make disciples.  This is discipleship; not just a class or 45 minute teaching, but a real life following of Jesus, in which more mature Christians take responsibility for the life of others, so at some point they can do the same.  Do I believe that Christ has done a great thing in my life? Do I believe that others are just as valuable to Him? Then now I need to take responisbility for the life of another so that they will be able t
Read more

First Student Retreat - Summer 2009

Image
This weekend Josh and I had the privilege of taking 5 university students on our first ever retreat. The students that attended were involved this summer in small group and took our leadership training course. It was a wonderful time of prayer and planning before these students head back to class during the month of March. The retreat was also purposeful in solidifying their commitment and helping establish an identity that will  be  present in 5 major campuses this school year. We are grateful for their dedication and desire to take part in reaching their campus. We are in awe as we see these students begin to establish a vision for what God can do on their campus.
Read more