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| Brayden describing a "very mean" Satan. |
It has been fun to see how the seven
kids have grown close together as a family. Especially fun to watch
are Brennan and Brayden. Those two act like identical twins. They
play for hours together, with conversation at some point shifting
toward spiritual matters. It usually has to do with one saying that
Satan is very bad and the "mean guys" on earth follow him.
The other will then talk about how Jesus is "too much more
powerful" and will "bonk" Satan on the head. The last
time Brayden went to the dentist, the first words out of his mouth
after exchanging pleasantries of how he was doing were, "Satan
is very, very mean but Jesus will squash him with one hand." If
only I had a video to capture the flabbergasted look the sweet and
innocent hygienist had, not knowing what to say. I think she finally
said to me, "Okay then, Dad, I guess we'll get started."
Brodie tends to liven up the moment
with his words as well. The other day we were driving through the
Japanese section of the Botanical Gardens. Upon seeing all
the Japanese signs pointing out various portions of the garden,
Brodie suddenly exclaimed, "Mommy, why are they here; Japanese
people are not allowed in Texas, they are taking our land!"
The supper table is another source of
cheap entertainment. New bits of information about what went on in
Ethiopia always tend to pop up. Last week, the subject shifted to
how they would occasionally get sheep and chickens in the orphanage.
Aliyah and Anna initially had pictures in their mind of furry little
sheep and clucking chickens as cute pets. These thoughts were
quickly shattered as Blaize, Brodie, and Ava went into detail about
the method of killing the sheep and chickens and how they would help
do this and then wash, cook, and eat the sheep's tongue. We were
laughing hard enough for tears to come.
So, anytime you pass by our neck of the
woods, we would love to have you stop by and join us. You never know
what you may experience.
