Ian - Some Exciting News in His Life

Wow, I just posted something I wrote in January, picked up on in April and NEVER published... whoops!! Well, I think life is busier than I thought it would be with two kids under age 5.

Speaking of crazy, I'm 18 weeks pregnant with our THIRD child!! Now, that IS crazy! Haha. As if life isn't busy, messy, hectic, crazy and funny enough with two kids, we had a harebrained idea to throw one more into the mix. But, as time goes on in this pregnancy I am getting more and more excited. I started feeling the baby move about 3 weeks ago (speaking of, someone is moving right now) and that is one of my favorite parts of pregnancy! I feel so happy that I get to do this one more time. (Really, this is the LAST one, we swear this time!) We have our 19 weeks ultrasound in 5 days and will hopefully be finding out if the last munchkin is boy or girl. I've toyed with the idea of keeping it a surprise, but unless the baby crosses its legs shut, I'm sure we will be finding out.

Well, the reason I got on here to update this wonderful blog is because something very exciting happened tonight! Ian said a prayer to ask Jesus into his heart before bed tonight! I am one happy happy Mama. I don't know if he'll really remember this night by the time he is 10 or even 20 (I know i don't remember when I prayed the prayer. I was around his age I believe), but I do know that he understands enough to know about Christ's forgiveness, death, and resurrection for us. His favorite story in his Bible is about Christ's death and resurrection and has been for quite a few months. But, what really prompted me asking him if he wanted to personally pray if Jesus would live in his heart is something he told me in the bath tonight. I was done washing him and Kayleigh up and watching them play in the tub. Ian then tells me he had a dream about us and God. I was very intruiged (he has been having so many vivid dreams the past month or so and LOVES to tell me about. And some he explains the scenery in great detail) and so I asked him what the dream was about. He says, "God was just walking with us on the sidewalk on the way to heaven." Even though it sounds so simple, something struck me spiritually on this... this was more than just a kids dream. I was struck with a bit of joy knowing he had such a vision. I smiled really and big and said, "Really?? That's sounds awesome." He said "Yeah, it was. (very nonchalantly) And I had another dream that Jesus was just on a really winding path into my heart." Woah! Now, this mama was super excited! I told him that was so cool. We have talked a lot about Jesus living in our hearts this year, especially around VBS week this summer. I told him we could talk about how to ask Jesus to live in our hearts at bedtime.

 He also mentioned something a few minutes later that tore at my heart a bit. He said when we were walking with God we passed outside the girls' house (these are the two girls I watched last school year ages 7 and 10 now). Like, did we leave them behind?? The girls' parents and the girls themselves are really into ummm... Halloween and just dumb spooky supernatural shows and things I think most 6 and 9 year olds shouldn't be THAT into... I always tried to shy them away from that kind of stuff, but I got the hint that the parents liked that stuff and wanted the girls to like it too. I feel I need to set up another hang out day with them ASAP and just not lose contact with them.

Fast forward to bedtime!

I asked him if he had ever asked Jesus into his heart before. To which he said "No, I don't think so." I asked Ian if he wanted Jesus to live in his heart and help him make good choices in life. To which he nodded his head yes. I said, "Okay! This is a big decision! We need to ask Jesus to forgive us for any of the wrong things we have done, so he can make our hearts clean and pure for Jesus to come live in!" He asks me, "What does pure mean?" I told him it means clean, nothing dirty. I told him when we sin or do something wrong that Jesus wouldn't like, it makes our heart not clean and pure anymore. So, we need to ask God to make it pure and clean by forgiving our sins. He says "Oh!" Haha. I said, "Are you ready to make your heart clean and ask Jesus to live in your heart and help you make good choices so we can go live with Him in heaven someday?" To which he replies "Yes!" So, he repeated Mommy's version of the Sinner's prayer and asked Jesus into his heart tonight! Right after he starts feeling around his chest and says "I don't think I feel him... Oh! There He is! I think he is in my heartbeat right here." I laughed of course... I love the touch and flare a 4 1/2 year old can add to something like Jesus living IN our hearts. We'll explain that a bit better tomorrow maybe... I just had to get all this out in writing before I forgot the fun details of this amazing night. My first born baby, asked Jesus into his life (as simplistic as it may be to him at the moment, I know this is a defining moment that will guide the steps he takes later in life) and I am overjoyed!