22 Dec From the mouth of Corban
ON ODORS
James: *sniff sniff* Something smells really good.
Corban: *looks around* It’s not me, Dad!
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ON EXTROVERSION
Corban, upon hearing the front door shut in the middle of nap time: Moom. Moooooom. *cries, while I walk upstairs*
Me: There’s still a long time left for your nap, sweetheart. What do you need?
Corban, still half asleep: Mooom, I just love people; I want to be with the people!
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ON THE GOSPEL
After a morning of tantrums and timeouts and spankings and fits and fighting, nap time finally arrived.
Me: Corban, when you disobey Mommy like that, you are actually disobeying God. And when you disobey God, that’s sin.
Corban, confused: What’s sin?
Me: When you are mean to Jaeda or disobey Mommy and Daddy, that’s called sin. Because really you’re disobeying God. It’s bad bad bad.
C: What happens when you sin, Mommy?
Me: Well, God says it’s very serious. If you sin, you have to die.
C: You have to die?!
Me: Yes, it’s so serious. But you know something wonderful? God loves us so much that He said Jesus could die for us, and we don’t even have to die! It’s like you were supposed to get a bad bad spanking but Jesus got the spanking instead! And that’s why we believe in Jesus.
C: That’s why we believe in Jesus?! Ooooooooh.
Me: Yep, and I hope someday you believe in Jesus, too.
C: Mmm…me too, Mom.
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ON SECRET MANIPULATION
Corban, whispering: Jaeda, do you wanna watch a video?
Jaeda: Bido!
Corban, loudly: DAD, Jaeda wants to watch a video!
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ON FOXES
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