Hi friends! I have been meaning to write this for a few days and just haven't had a chance. First let me say that I have already posted this on facebook so some of you may have already read this comment on there.
This week during our Bible lesson in school we were talking about how to be thankful. We talked about how sometimes people only say thank you for the good things that happen in their lives and hardly ever do they mention how thankful they are for hard times. We mentioned some things like thanking God for the mouse in our house. The reason being; that even though I genuinely HATE mice, because one had died, we were delayed in our trip to town and avoided a deadly accident that happened at about the same exact time we would have been passing through had we not had to clean up the mouse yuck. So, we had to thank God for the mouse that continues to frustrate me by leaving droppings everywhere. ;o)
I then asked Annie what she was thankful for. She said, "Well, I am thankful that I was burnt." I was a little shocked by this and asked her why. She said, "Because many people wanted to learn more about God after that happened." She went on to explain. She said, "Mama, it's like that song we sing, Te amo mas que mi vida." (I love you more than my life.) I was just sitting there crying as she said all of this and she said, "You are silly mama, you always cry." I couldn't help it, I was overwhelmed with how very mature that response was. I just thought,"Man, if I could have half the amount of faith that she has, I would be happy!" I am sometimes amazed at how simple her faith is, it was like to her, that was the most common thing to think. She continues to challenge me in my walk with the Lord and I hope she has you too. If you would like to send her a birthday wish, I know she would love it, she turns 8 on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. Love you all! Missy
This blog was started in 2004 when Annie was badly burnt. Over the years we have seen how God has continually provided for us and answered our many prayers.
