27 weeks!

this am before heading out the door

closer belly

nate kissing his sister!



nate before *check below for the story



nate realizing the 10 is way more than a bag of coins

last wed or thurs (can't remember) nate brought his money coins as he calls them, he normally plays with them...stacking, sorting, putting in weird places...this pile of money, maybe 2.00 in total?  anyways, he told me that he wants to bring the money to julio on sunday so he can buy some food. i told him sure!
well wouldn't you know it! he remembered this morning about his money and brought me the container full of coins (which has grown in numbers...i am guessing all the money he found around the house during the last few days he added to it) anyways. he said it was for juli
so i got a baggie and put it in. chris can in the room and nate said "daddy i am giving my money coins to julio"
chris said 'remember nate once you give it away you can't get it back'
nate said 'that's ok, cause the song says "give and it shall be given back to you, pressed down, shaken and more and running over"
i was like, seriously? my heart of hearts! 
chris and i explained more detailed what it means to give and sow. we told him that not always you will receive what you sow...that maybe instead of the money he gave he may get a toy or make a new friend or that it can take time to get back what you sowed
he held onto the money bag all the way to church, in to church and into his class

then during the service one of the pastor's came to me and handed me a 10.00 bill and told me it was for nate.  seriously?!?!

i waited until we got in the van and showed nate what he was given. he was confused at first due to the coins were replaced with a bill but after we told him that he could buy 8 kinder eggs with the bill in place of the 2 kinder eggs with the coins...he was thrilled. ha...now to tithe on it and save the rest....haha

a few months ago someone asked me why i threw so many baby showers, esp when it was really raw after ben, i told them honestly, seriously, as painful as it was at times, i did it because god told me to. he told me to bless mom's to be. throw showers, buy gifts, bake foods, babysit etc...what you sow you will reap....today. yrs after all those showers! my tummy and i are so grateful!

so, what are you sowing?

Posted by mel at 2:52 PM