Remembering...

Tonight, we sat around the dinner table and began talking about babies. Andrew began talking about how I used to take care of him in Colombia when he was a baby and he wore a diaper and I would hold him in my arms and rock him (he gestured this). Hmm...how do you reply to that?

Not sure if it were the best one, but I said, "No, baby...that was your foster mami who changed your diaper and took care of you...but only until Mami and Papi could come and get you...and bring you home with us."

He seemed to accept that well with an "Oh! Okay!"

And then immediately, he began sharing all these things we did in Colombia when we first met the children even right down to the color of car we gave him and Diego! He was remembering details that I had forgotten! It was neat to hear him talk more about when we first met him. It seemed for a long time that they had forgotten what had happened. I just dismissed it thinking that it was way too much for their tiny minds to handle at the time. But he remembers!

I stopped trying to explain the birthmother - adopted mom stuff, and just be "mami". I figure Andrew will ask me when the time comes and that will be the time when his little mind will be able to comprehend it. Plus, I think God will open doors for those conversations and I pray that He will give me the right words to say at that time as well.

It's been almost a year! We are so absolutely in love with our children! They are great! Tonight, after dinner, they were playing in Tatiana's room. I was lying on her bed while they were playing beside it. Diego was the doctor and Tatiana and Andrew were babies! Diego looked so serious as he tore color book pages into strips and pretended it was medicine. He would command them to do things and when one baby would disrupt him, he would abruptly say, "Be quiet, no talking!" Precious moments! Then later Ben came in, and the kids decided to start doing flips and cart-wheels! Andrew can now do a flip, instead of a flop! Tatiana is trying to get the cart-wheel down pat, as is Diego. Diego taught Andrew how to flip!

Then, we read a Bible story about Jesus healing people. I asked them who they knew who needed healing. What's healing? Duh! So, I explained that, and they each named persons including our little friend, Isaac, our cousin, Mami (sinus), and then named some people in the church, as Papi reminded us. I asked them if God healed the person in the story. Yes, they shook their head. He did, in fact, he healed several people. My next question was -do you think he can heal us and all of these other people? "Yes!" they each said excitedly. Then, one by one, they began claiming healing over several of those whom we are close to and even mentioned things they were thankful for and their owies that were healed in the past. God still heals today! I can't wait to see those miracles come forth!

Ben preached yesterday about being serious about prayer...about prayer being the Cinderella of the church...about if our financial life looked like our prayer life, we'd be bankrupt! and maybe if we spent as much time in prayer or devoted to the word as we did work or spend in front of other objects of worship (tv and computer, for me!) that we might see some of those miracles that were promised...are we desperate enough? Hmm....it was quite the sermon...very piercing to the soul. I had to evaluate my own spiritual standing...am I right with God? He was so right! We started off really strong with the kids and seemed to have slacked with the school and work schedule made Bible and worship difficult each night...and we have let some nights slip...but why not put in a worship DVD instead of cartoons? Why not send them to their rooms 15 mins early to look at their Bible (because they aren't able to read it yet) and to think about all that God has done for them throughout that day? And then, Ben and I could go in and share by reading the Bible and praying...I definitely want to be more Christ centered and family focused. So, I have been cutting back the time I spend on the computer while at home. At work, it is easy for me to check my other blogging buddies and post comments, but at home, I am going to try to be more sensitive about my time and focus more on God and the family...anyways, if you guys have any tips on how you teach your children about the Bible, I would love to know. Or if you are aware of any Bible video series that are good to help them understand more...please comment. Thanks!