Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Words of a Child - Part 1

At 4 years old, Ella is continuously amazing me with the things she expresses, the thoughts she processes, the prayers she prays. The last few weeks have been no exception. Here are a few precious statements/conversations I don't want to forget:

"Dear Jesus, please come down, put your hands on me and pray for me."

Ella - "I want to pray for Jesus Mommy." Me - "Okay Ella, what would you like to pray?" Ella - "God, please take care of Jesus. Please take care of the Shepherds and the sheep. Please take care of all the people down here and up there. Please take are of the farms and farmers down here and up there. Please take care of Israel. Please take care of Mary & Joseph. Please take care of my family and help my Daddy find a job. "

Keith - "...that dadblamed stuff." Ella - "Daddy you always call stuff dadblamed" You shouldn't say that. Keith - "Okay, but why not Ella?" Ella - "I want people to think we are happy and a good family. Not a family that says dadblamed."

"I sure love my Daddy."

"Can't we just sell our house and move in with Grammy? I really like it there, it's special to me."

Ella - "Daddy did you find a job yet?" Keith - "Not yet Baby." Ella - "We'll you could rake leaves or wash cars you know." Keith - "Yes, I guess I could." Ella - "You should be a race car driver. You drive very good, so you'd be really great at it."

Ella - "Mommy, Matt has a job!" (we've been praying for Matt to find a job for a while now) Me - "Yes, he's working a part time job. That's really great, but he is still looking for a full time job." Ella - "What is he doing Mommy?" Me - "He's working at a garage fixing cars." Ella - laughs and says, "He used to fix race cars didn't he? And now he's fixing regular cars?." Me - "Yes, that's right." Ella - shaking her head, "Oh that Matt, he's really something."

"You're right Mommy! Practicing does help me be better. You teach me the greatest things! Mrs. Sarah (her teacher) didn't EVEN tell me that."

Ella - "Mommy, I want to go to church with you." Me - "Why Baby, you always enjoy your class." Ella - "Because they always teach me things I already know and when I go with you I learn things I never heard before."