sweet moments

hey you. i don't have too much to write tonight. no confession today. sorry y'all. just have nothing up my sleeve tonight. 

BUT i wanted to share this super quick story about finley.

it was about 1:30 this afternoon and we were snuggling in his bed before naptime looking at his picture Bible. he opened to the first page and all of a sudden said this:

"God made the world, and it was good!" but he didn't just say it. he made a big circle with his arms in the air, like making a world, and then gave two thumbs up as he said, "and it was good!" and i nearly died of joy. and i said, "where did you learn that?" "church!" he said. it was the sweetest thing ever. i melted. and made him do it about 50 more times. ha! when daddy got home, i kept saying, "finley, tell dadda what God did!" and he would make a big circle with his arms and give thumbs up as he spoke truth. he also calls EVERY person he sees in his Bible "Gesus" (meaning Jesus, of course). i try and tell him no, that's abraham, or moses, but nope. they're all Gesus. "let's find Gesus," he'll say. or he'll count all the Gesus' on the page. i've never known such joy than to see my child begin to understand our sweet, sweet Father and his love and reign on the world. so far, he knows God made the world, that it was good, that Gesus lives in the sky and in his heart. and i do pray, so much, that Jesus would capture that boy's heart and be his Hope. 

so thankful for those moments. the moments when God is so real and near. in a quiet, unexpected way. i thought i was just going in his room to read a story before naps, but He was there. and i am so thankful.

i've been singing this song in my head this week:

"your love never fails, never gives up, never runs out on me. your love never fails, never gives up, never runs out on me... on and on and on and on it goes. it overwhelms and satisfies my soul. and i never, ever have to be afraid. for this one thing remains... your love never fails, never gives up, never runs out on me."

hallelujah.

love to you.
mer