Heavenly Father and Jesus Love Me

Mabel graduated from her nursery class at church 

 to her new primary class for 3-4yr olds called,

"SUNBEAMS"!!

She was asked to give a talk to her junior primary group 

and she was really excited about it.  The topic was, 

"Heavenly Father and Jesus Love Me."  

Mabel and I talked about ideas and how God and Jesus

show us that they love us....here is the talk we came up with:

"Heavenly Father and Jesus Love Me.

They gave me my family, my friends, and this beautiful Earth.

I feel their love when I am kind.

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

We printed out the talk with pictures so she could memorize it.

She had it memorized that day! 

She would be sitting at her desk coloring 

and practicing her talk. It was pretty sweet to hear.

When Mabel was ready to give her talk I was 

going to go up to the microphone with her in case

she needed help, or moral support....but she told me she was 

going up by herself and I needed to stay in my seat!

Typical Mabel!!! :)

Nate recorded it:

We were so proud of her, 

and she was very proud of herself!

We are constantly amazed 

at this confident, brave, inquisitive

little girl. She teaches us (and mostly me) how

to stop and see the world through little eyes that

are full of wonder and curiosity. Eyes that see mundane

tasks as exciting and fun. Her little (and usually big!) voice

reminds me to be kinder, slower, and more patient.

She is a little girl with big emotions... and sometimes

those emotions get the best of all of us. But most times they 

cause me to fall asleep at night thinking about what 

an interesting and unique little personality she is developing.

I pray every night for strength and guidance as I 

parent her strong energetic spirit.

I want home to be a safe haven for her and

a soft place for her to fall.

Mabel really is a shining little sunbeam 

that I love with all my heart!