Recently, walking
down the sidewalk, running an errand, holding DJ’s hand, I told him that I love
him.
He hugged my arm:
“I love you so much, Mommy, that even when you don’t exist, I’ll still love
you!”
I love watching the
little wheels turn in his mind as he tries to understand
metaphysical realities; he gets glimpses of how much I love my Mommy and my Grandma and Jona who, as he sees it, don’t exist here...
And his most recent
line, when trying to persuade, has been:
“I’ll make a wedding promise that I’ll...”
(Attending a couple of weddings recently inspired conversations about the seriousness of covenant vows, etc.)
On our way to the most recent wedding...
Just this past
week, DJ was helping me put clothes into the washer. I showed him the Mickey
Mouse t-shirt that Marcos gave to E – five or so years ago?
She’s finally tall enough to wear it.
I explained to DJ that Marcos was a very loving cousin; he chose to give his favorite t-shirt to E – even though it still fit him!
DJ stood there,
staring at the door of the washer: “I don’t think I could do that!”
“That’s the kind
of love that costs us. Do you think we need Jesus’ help to love in that way?”
DJ nodded, deep in
thought; I could tell the little wheels were turning in his mind. Then he said:
“When I give you flowers, it’s because I don’t need them...”
He was so confidently
frank, entrusting that bit of information to me, that I just had to laugh! And
I’m still grinning now as I write. But he obviously has a lot of learning to do...
I’m thankful for the wonderful example he has in his Daddy!
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