So, this is what's in Heaven?

On the way home from church, we pass another church with a sign that has a picture that Addison thinks is of Heaven and points it out nearly every time we drive by. I asked her how does she know what Heaven looks like? She replied, "It has a big roof, and heaven is a rectangle! Also, there is a big, big, big, huge bed and lots and lots of little beds!" Me: "Why are there all those little beds?" Addison: "For all the little kids!"

God's Great Provision

After about a month in Oklahoma, I decided I wanted to get out and work for a little bit. Due to very expensive child care options, we decided it might be best for me to work in a daycare or preschool to help cut some of the costs. Addison was VERY excited to be going back to school. Before we went to the first one, we made sure to pray together for wisdom about the school. When we went to tour the daycare and to inquire about employment options, Addison got very excited about it and really wanted to go there. There wasn't an opening, plus there were some other things involved, so it wouldn't work out. Addison got the idea that we were definitely going there and got really excited. When we got into the car, I told her that we couldn't go to that school. She started crying and said, "But we asked Jesus! Jesus told us no?" I explained Jesus can tell us no, but whenever He does, He always will give us something that's even better than what we could have ever asked. A few months later, I walked into a place on a Friday and left my name and number. I got a phone call the next Monday with them wanting to hire me. This place is an actual school, not just a daycare. They use A Beka Book and learn much more than they would have at any of the other daycares. She even gets to learn Spanish! I prayed with Addison about us finding the best school for her to go to and for me to work in. After she got to tour the school and meet the teacher, as I was putting her into her car seat, she asked, "Do I get to go to this school?" I replied, "Yes!" After that, she got a great big smile on her face, looked straight up and said, "Jesus! You said yes! Thank you so much!" We were able to talk about how this school was so much better than any we looked at and how happy we were that He didn't say yes to the first school. It was such an incredible lesson for her to observe.

Umm, Mommy?

Addison and I were baking banana bread the other night and I was letting her taste some of the ingredients before mixing them. I gave her some brown sugar and asked what it tasted like. She replied "Good". I then asked, "No, does it taste salty, sour, sweet, bitter, or umami?" She said, "Umami!" Me: "Why does it taste umami?
Addison: "Because it's ummm, and you're mommy!"

What was she thinking?

Addison was playing on the floor and Makenna walked by with a toy in her hand and accidentally tapped Addison on the head with it. Addison came tattling to me that Keema hit her. I saw it and said it was an accident and to go back and play. She went back right to where Keema was playing and got hit in the head again. Again, she tattled to me. I told Addison that maybe it would be a good idea to not play where Keema is swinging a toy around. She left to play, then came back immediately and complained that Keema's scratching her head. I said, "So?" Addison replied, "But she's scratching her head like she's thinking, 'Hmm, maybe I will hit my sister'!" I couldn't say anything because I was laughing too hard.