A Spring of Joy

We had gone to our friends’ Jacquie & Justin’s house for supper. While Jacquie was dishing the food onto our plates, Asher held out his hands and said, “I am ready to pray.” Justin responded with, “Oh, really? Who do we pray to?” Asher just spat right back, “Heavenly Father” It was close to suppertime…

The other day, my mom was here for a visit. When she left, Asher ran to the sliding glass door to wave and yell, “Bye-Bye, Grandma!” But the clincher was when he watched her drive away and yelled. “Nice to meet you! Y’all come back now!” Asher had just gotten up for his nap and…

One morning Asher was walking around in circles through our living room and kitchen. Mr. Safety (Brian) was sitting on the counter typing on his laptop, and Asher randomly walked by, looked up and said, “You be careful, Daddy!” It was repeated the next night when Brian and I were going out and he was…

While I was getting ready for church on Sunday, Asher came in and totally unprompted said, “Look nice, Mommy.” What a boy! One day while teaching Asher his catechism, I asked him, “Who made you?” He smiled and said, “God.” The next question was, “What else did God make?” (The catechism answer is God made…