The boys are always saying funny things but every once in a while they say something that warrants extra big laughs. Yesterday Kamden did just that. He has become obsessed about losing a tooth, and I mean obsessed! It has been going on now for about 2 months and was made worse when we visited Nana and Papa last weekend and Nana had sewn him a tooth ferry pillow. He has had a tooth that is not exactly loose but just not quite as tight as the others. As we were getting ready for school yesterday I told the boys to go brush their teeth. After a few minutes Kam came in my room and said, “Mom, I think I know why my tooth is not falling out.” So I took the bait and probed his theory. He explained that he really felt he was brushing his teeth “too well and too often". Slightly confused by this I asked what he meant. So like a smart 5 year old he explained, “You and dad always tell us that if we don’t brush our teeth, then they will fall out. So I am probably brushing them too much and they are too healthy to fall out!” How can you not love the innocence and workings of a sweet young mind.
He made me laugh in the morning but at night he brought me to my knees in total humility. It was about 9pm and we were headed home from church. Bryce and I met at church because he had a meeting, so I was in the van with the boys and Bryce had already headed home in his truck. It was raining and I was tired and ready to be done with the day. All of a sudden the van starts making a weird noise so we pull over and call Bryce. Eventually Bryce gets there and determines that the lug nuts had come loose. As we are getting back in the van/truck to leave (for some crazy reason we all got out in the rain to watch Bryce tighten the lug nuts) Kam stops us and says we can’t leave yet!" It was raining and we were cold, wet, tired and READY to leave. My sweet boy says, “We can’t leave without praying to Jesus and asking him to promise that the tire is safe and fixed.” So in the Walmart parking lot, with rain coming down the Durnin 5 we stood, holding hands, praying to God that the van was safe. As I drove home (in the truck!) I thought about how much I had to learn from Kam’s faith. I so often forget that God is present in everything and that I need him-be it a loose lug nut or a loose tooth. Kamden gets “it” and I pray that I am wise enough to learn from his example. Matthew 18:2-4
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