Encounter

Last week NLC had VBS. Hannah and her cousin Karleigh went, and they had a blast! It was such fun listening to them chatter on about what this girl said or that guy did... Listening to them in the back seat was like listening to tiny little teenagers!

After the first night at VBS, the girls were pretty wound up at bedtime, and Hannah got out of bed in the middle of the night and came into my room to ask me to come kiss her goodnight... again! I was a little upset about this, because 1) I had already kissed her goodnight, and 2)we have a rule in our house that you don't get out of bed after 'lights out' unless it is an emergency (which this was not!), and 3)SHE WOKE ME UP! I promptly sent her back to her bed.

The next afternoon, as I was driving Hannah to VBS, she looked over at me from the passenger side of the car and said, "Mom! Guess what? The coolest thing happened! I was feeling kind-of sad when you told me to get back in bed last night. I went back to my room and lay down in bed and do you know what I did? I decided to tell God about it! And Mom, after I finished talking to Him, I didn't feel sad anymore. Then I could just go to sleep! It was the coolest thing!"

I wanted to pull the car over right there and hug her forever! I guess I just want SO MUCH for her to have that special relationship with her Heavenly Father. Hearing her tell me this little story was an awesome experience for me because it allowed me to have a glimpse of the very beginning of that! And I will never forget the look in her eyes or the excitement in her voice. It was like she really got it. She really understood, all on her own!

My greatest desire for my children is that they really know and walk with Christ throughout their lives. I want this so much! For Hannah to share this encounter with me, unprompted, was such a beautiful gift from my Savior that I can not put into words how much it means to me. I am so grateful that He gave me her, and that she shared that moment with me!