A Spring of Joy

This morning’s breakfast question makes me tired just thinking about it. Asher: Mommy, I want you and Daddy to have 2 more babies so we can be seven people like the Slaters. Me: Well, we’ll see… one at a time. Asher: No! Can we have 100 babies?! Me: (I just started to laugh) Asher: Then…

Well, I got another dose of challenging questions from Asher yesterday. He was being very disobedient, so i sat down with him and talked to him, telling him how he needed to obey Mommy. Asher: Who says so? Me: Well, God says, “Honor your father and mother.” Asher: No, He doesn’t. You can’t hear God…

Brace yourself… here’s the breakfast table conversation from today. Asher: Is my heart beating? Me: Yes. You can feel it in your chest. (we felt his heartbeat and got this big ol’ grin) Asher: Does everyone have a heart? Me: Yes. That’s what helps keep us alive. Asher: Does God have a heart? Me: Well.…

While we were praying together during family worship one night, Meelah kept jumping up on the counters, so Asher prayed for him… “Please help Meelah learn to obey and not jump up on the counters or he’s going to have to spend a lot of time in the bathroom” (that’s where we lock Meelah up…

The boys were playing with their Matchbox cars one day, and this is what transpired… Micah: Oh, the jeep is stuck! Asher: Jeeps don’t get stuck, Micah. Land Rovers get stuck. Micah: My jeep is out of gas. Oh, help me. Asher: Here’s some gas. Micah: Okay, let’s go! Asher: Oh no! My Land Rover…