my little cherub

this morning while saying our family prayers, we went about the usual routine, kneel at the feet of the bed, hold hands and place Micah in between our little circle (mainly cause he's such a wiggler and hates to hold our hands when we pray together). Well as Marcus begins our prayer i peek open to catch a glimpse of the most precious view. our little man was sitting there looking back and forth at me and marcus while folding his little chubby arms. my heart melted.

it melted and i'll tell you why.

ever since i can remember the very 1st glimpse of a child folding their arms is engraved in my memory as one of the most peaceful days of my life. little aubrie ann sheffield, age...2 , my first dinner time in their home. i had never witnessed such a sight. a child praying to our Heavenly Father and with such conviction. such an image has to this day stayed with me and driven me. i remember that night. writing about it in my journal. saying to myself one day when i grow up, my children will know what it is to pray. i want it to be second nature to them. for them to KNOW what it is to commune with our Father in Heaven.

today, as we sat there with my sweet marcus praying over us,
i witnessed what i had always yearned for:

a solemn confirmation that we are on the right path.

i stood in awe. i stood in awe of how keen such little minds are and how receptive they are to the spirit of peace.

i stood in awe because for the first time i realized...he's observing. he's soaking in the environment we are exposing him to. in that moment all the future fears of him rejecting or rebelling to the things we teach him slowly dissipated. they dissipated and i realized that this is all He asks of us: to lay the foundation for them and they will recognize it.

my sweet micah recognized that we were communing with our Father in heaven.

what sweet sweet joy.

later on while getting ready to eat breakfast we sat him in his high chair and began to bless the food. once we were done we look over and find this view:

once again, my heart melted and i cried.