Things that make me smile!

In the interest of simplicity, I will just put this in list form...that way, if you are into lists like I am, this post is already set up in check off form......(oh, and if you missed it in the title of the post, these are things that make me smile, REALLY BIG!)

1. When the boys wake up in the mornings and come stumbling into the kitchen (most mornings) when I am doing my Bible study. They crawl up in my lap and lay their sleepy heads on my chest and rub their eyes...it is one of my most favorite times! Then they tell me if they slept good or not and what they dreamed about!

2. When Logan sings Jesus Loves Me.....(he LOVES to sing, for those of you who didn't know and also note, he loves to make up his own songs) His latest version of it goes like this (and he sings it the same way EVERY time)...Jesus Loves Me this I know and then the people had a wreck and everybody was okay. The End!

3. When Leighton still says the sweetest, most innocent, most precious things, even though he is a grown-up 6 years old now. Like las week when I went into Logan's room where they were watching one of their favorite videos, Psalty's Songs for Little Praisers, and Leighton said to me, "Mama, I am just in here praising the Lord!" Amen, Buddy!

4. When Logan says things that blow my mind, like I can't believe he even thinks like that. Case in point, Friday (or Thursday) afternoon he said to me, "Mama, when Eighton gon be my brudder?" and I said, "He is your brother, toot." And he said, "NO, I mean when my face gon look like his?" (As he pokes the stew out of Leighton's face and then his) And I said, "OH, you mean, when will you be twins? You won't ever be twins buddy, because to be twins you have to be born at the same time." To which he replied, "Oh, man!"

5. When Logan shows off his gift of BRUTAL honesty....2 examples.....first, when we were swimming with my Aunt Nan the other day (when the boys, and me,were having a BLAST!!!!), she was explaining to him why he couldn't jump over Leighton's head, why that wouldn't be safe, and he said to her with the most honest pouty face you have EVER seen, "But it is FUN!!!!" Example 2, (and you have to appreciate his freakishly extreme sense of smell to love this one - seriously I am thinking about having the doctor check out his nose) when H's aunt was here over the 4th of July, she had on some lotion or some perfume which, in my perception, smelled good...but in Logan's perception, not so much, so he said (while holding his nose) to her, "Oh, sompin' stinks...you smell bad!" Oh. My. Word. Maybe the honesty thing will work for him.......

6. When Leighton says the blessing at meal times....and he ALWAYS says it, so sweetly. It has beeen such a joy to watch his prayers mature as he matures. Most of the time, it is just God is Great, but every now and then, his prayers are his very own and they are so sweet! Most often they involve praying in someway, for someone, regarding courage. And in my quiet praises to God during those moments for the blessing of a wonderful husband and beautiful, healthy children, and a lovely home, and food for our table, and all the blessing of our life....my thoughts are interrupted by Logan "I want to say blessing to (which is a milestone, really, previously he has vehemently protested the blessing - it is his spirit!)like this, God is great, God is great, God is great, and we have food, and that is all!"

What more can I say?!?!? Y'all have a great day!