I am so excited!! So whenever Matty fusses at church, I take him out in the hallway and look at paintings of Jesus there. And I always say things like...
Is that Jesus, Matty?
Does he love you?
Does he love mommy and daddy?
Does he want you to be good?
Every week for the past 4 months or so, I have been doing that at church.
Well, Sean and I got into a routine with Matthew at night. We go to bed a little late at night. So Matt's night night time is around 10.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can hear you all gasp!
Anyhow, Sean and I take turns to put Matty in bed and every night, we read Matty a book (usually, we check out about 15 books from a local library every other week for Matt), pray together, and look at all the pictures of Jesus in his room. There are three pictures of Jesus in his room. One with baby Jesus and Mary, one with Jesus with two little children, and one with Jesus and missionaries. I am sure you have seen all these pictures before. Every night for the past month, we have been pointing at Jesus with Matt, telling him who Jesus is, etc.
(Consider the Lilies by Simon Dewey)
And tonight, when we pointed at the picture of Jesus with two little children, Matt pointed and said "Je-us" over and over again. We thought maybe it was a coincidence but we brought him out in the living room and asked him where Jesus was, he pointed his finger toward his bedroom and said "Je-us". Sean and I were surprised that Matt was already starting to learn about Jesus. I took Matt back into his bedroom and asked Matt where Jesus was, he pointed again at his favorite painting of Jesus and said "Je-us" again. It was the cutest thing ever!
It is amazing how much Matt loves Jesus already. Whenever he fusses or cries, I show him pictures of Jesus and almost every time, he calms down and smiles big. I wonder if he recognizes him from heaven. Little children are so pure, I bet they can see or feel things that we adults can't. I love being able to teach my baby about Jesus. It brings me such great joy.
Is that Jesus, Matty?
Does he love you?
Does he love mommy and daddy?
Does he want you to be good?
Every week for the past 4 months or so, I have been doing that at church.
Well, Sean and I got into a routine with Matthew at night. We go to bed a little late at night. So Matt's night night time is around 10.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can hear you all gasp!
Anyhow, Sean and I take turns to put Matty in bed and every night, we read Matty a book (usually, we check out about 15 books from a local library every other week for Matt), pray together, and look at all the pictures of Jesus in his room. There are three pictures of Jesus in his room. One with baby Jesus and Mary, one with Jesus with two little children, and one with Jesus and missionaries. I am sure you have seen all these pictures before. Every night for the past month, we have been pointing at Jesus with Matt, telling him who Jesus is, etc.
(Consider the Lilies by Simon Dewey)And tonight, when we pointed at the picture of Jesus with two little children, Matt pointed and said "Je-us" over and over again. We thought maybe it was a coincidence but we brought him out in the living room and asked him where Jesus was, he pointed his finger toward his bedroom and said "Je-us". Sean and I were surprised that Matt was already starting to learn about Jesus. I took Matt back into his bedroom and asked Matt where Jesus was, he pointed again at his favorite painting of Jesus and said "Je-us" again. It was the cutest thing ever!
It is amazing how much Matt loves Jesus already. Whenever he fusses or cries, I show him pictures of Jesus and almost every time, he calms down and smiles big. I wonder if he recognizes him from heaven. Little children are so pure, I bet they can see or feel things that we adults can't. I love being able to teach my baby about Jesus. It brings me such great joy.
2 comments:
Don't feel bad Rosalee goes to bed between 9:30 and 10.
She'll say "Jeez-uh" when she sees the pictures of Jesus and it just melts my heart. I often wonder if they remember Him from before this life but just can't communicate it with us.
I agree with you, Marie. I believe that too. :-)
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