Sometimes an ordinary day takes a turn and things become special. Today is one of those days. On the drive home from Awanas, Olivia and I are heading home and I am teaching her a song the pastor mentioned in the Sunday service. It was one that I hadn't thought of since I was a child and I remembered it as soon as he started to sing it.
"O be careful little eyes what you see
O be careful little eyes what you see
The Father up above
He is looking down in love
So, be careful little eyes what you see."
She then asked me, "Why do we have to be careful what we see?" I explained that we can help keep our thoughts and actions pure by not watching things that teach us bad behavior and by not looking at things that make us think bad thoughts. She agreed that this sounded like a good idea. She went on to say that God was in her tummy. I said that no, He was not, but that He could be in her heart if she decided that she wanted Him to be the boss of her life. You pray to God and tell him you want Him to be your boss and that you know you are naughty, but that you want to do what He wants you to do and He will live in your heart.
I hear a small voice from the backseat say,
"Dear God, I want to make a good choice. I want you for my boss and I will do what you say and I cannot tell a lie. Amen."
It just doesn't get much better than that.
The rest of the drive home consisted of a discussion about our roadway system. I try to tell her what road we are driving on and she asked if we were on Denton Highway. I told her we were actually on North Tarrant Parkway. She asked if you parked on the parkway. I said that we drive on the parkway, but we park in the driveway. Her response, "THAT is ridiculous."
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