Wednesday, October 7, 2009

My Big Brown Eyed Girl

Tonight as I was tucking Alexa into bed.  She looked at me with her big brown eyes and had tears in them.  I said, "Alexa, what is wrong sweety!"  She said, "Mommy I want to pray and ask Jesus in my heart tonight!"  As I talked through it with her and asked her if she knew what that meant or if she had done it before she said, "Well kind of but I didn't really understand it or know what I was doing then."  She said, "I think I was too little!"  She said the sweetest prayer as she asked Jesus to forgive her sins and for him to come into her heart! She had a huge smile on her face.  She said, "Will you tell daddy!"



I ran downstairs to tell Eric and he ran upstairs to talk to her.  As he crawled up in her top bunk with her she said, "Daddy, I knew you would come so I made room for you!"  How sweet is that!

It was such a sweet moment that I wanted to document it for years to come! I pray that she will grasp what it truly means to have Jesus Christ as her Savior and Lord of her life.  I also pray that she will always know that her mommy and daddy are here for her just like tonight she knew her daddy would come for her.  

5 comments:

Kathryn Schoon-Tanis said...

julie: this post about alexa is so beautiful. and, here i am in the library with tears in my eyes. but, what made it even more perfect is reading this post right before the one about shane going to the store to get a babe. talk about the roller coaster of emotions! i LOVE your kids! and, i miss you a ton. let's try and talk soon...

Flip-flop Mama said...

I am so proud of you Alexa! Jesus Loves You Very Much! When Ainsley asked Jesus into her heart it was such a special time she had to share it with her daddy too! And what a great blessing for your parents!!!

Kathy said...

What a precious post. To have Alexa look at you with tears in her eyes as she made this decision--it seems she already understands what an important moment that was for her at such a tender age. She seems like such a wise little girl.
What a little blessing.
Kathy

DiJo said...

Hi Julie!
Your children are BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

I got your message about shopping! IF you drive into the western suburbs, I LOVE Goodnight Moon on 50th and France. It is doors away from the Edina Creamery. A lot of what you see on Ruby is from Matilda Jane which is an on-line or trunk show company. And, I get a lot of Ainsley's clothes at Nordstroms. I shop their Anniversary sale every July and load up for her.

Have fun Shopping! I need one of those weekends!

Blessings,
Diana

Carey said...

Oh, Julie how wonderfully awesome! God is so good, and how grateful you must be that you could be present for that. AWESOME!

 
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