Ok, I need to preface this conversation with one Camden and I had last night. We are in our yearly 'revival' at church. So each night after church we go to Jeremy's Mom's house to help serve the guest speaker and guest pastors in attendance. We gave our kids the typical 'warning', you know, be good, mind your manners, no whining or crying, you get the picture. So last night Camden was struggling with the idea that he had to wait for the guests to get their food then we would get ours. So I took him to the restroom for a 'conversation' and explained that we are to honor and respect these men and women. We talked about how they work for God and we want to honor them and be a help to them and whining and crying won't 'help' them. So he needed to make a wise choice and decide to be a help. Lucky for him he made a good choice. :)
So now for today's conversation:
Camden: Mom, do those people at Grandma's seriously work for Jesus?
Mom: Yes, they do.
Camden: Even Grandpa(our Pastor)?
Mom: Yes, even Grandpa.
Camden: Them, but not us?
Mom: Well, anyone that does what God tells them to do is working for Him. So actually us too. Just like Mommy and Daddy are adopting Noah, Mia & Hope because God told us to.
Camden: God didn't tell us to buy more kids!
Mom: (trying not to laugh) Yes He did! (Ok, I was laughing a little, I mean who wouldn't)
Camden: God told us to buy more kids?!?!
Mom: Yes
Camden: He told us to buy Noah first.
Mom: Yes
Camden: He told us to buy Mia & Hope too?
Mom: Yes
Camden: I wish he had only told us to buy Noah.
Mom: Camden!?!? Why?
Camden: I want there to be two boys and two girls. I don't want there to be more girls than boys because they will be mean too.
Mom: But Mia and Hope love you.
Camden: How?
Mom: Mia has seen your picture and she always asks about you. She loves you!
Camden: And Hope too?
Mom: Sure, but she is pretty young so it's harder for her to understand.
Camden: So can I play my computer game now?
Kids are great!!
13 comments:
I so totally can "hear" that conversation! Kids are amazing!
thats pretty cool! :)
excellent story!! thanks for sharing! i can't wait to meet him!
I would have loved to hear that one!! I love how the mind of a five year old thinks and how they say EVERYTHING that they are thinking! Aside from Dylan wanting to nickname Sara blackie...he also wanted to know how long she was going to spend the night.
Thanks for sharing.
Yes, I can totally hear him saying that. Too funny!!! Thanks for the laugh!
LOVE the honesty ... so cute. Don't you wish we could just blabber without worrying about hurting someones feelings?
Have a great week Michelle!
what computer game? i want to play!
j/k. i got a good laugh out of that. kids are cute. thanks for sharing.
btw, that's a great picture!
ok so beyond the nice conversation with you and the boy.... you know I have to comment on the picture....and like I have said for a while you have an amazing eye....so right now at this moment if I had a word that could say beyond brilliant... or could really convey how that picture left me it could only be..... speechless!!!!!
Thanks Todd!
very funny. and i agree w/ todd...awesome photo.
my kids have used the same terminology- i was impressed that you did not correct him and allowed him to say it the way he understands it.
We have a Camden, too! ;o)
It's funny how, as parents, we'll get all geared up for a big discussion and the child somehow gets the answer they wanted along the way. Then they're content and we're kind of left scratching our heads like "that's all?"
Cute story!
okay, it truley is a great picture! but jamie, REALLY?!! "blackie?!"
i'm laughing out loud! thanks!
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