Drew has been waiting all day to play with his friend Jonah. He called Jonah this morning and Jonah said he couldn't play until about 4 o'clock. So every few minutes the entire day Drew would tell me what time it was and ask how much longer he had to wait to go to Jonah's.
Finally four o'clock rolled around and I told him that sure enough it was time to call and see if Jonah could play. Drew called and was very excited as he hung up the phone. Yes indeed Jonah could play.
"I am going to get ready to go to Jonah's right now Mom!" Drew said.
"Okay Drew."
A couple minutes later I went into the living room and Drew and Hayden had loaded their snow sled full of bakugans, their pillow pets, and a few extra things and were ready to head out the door.
I asked,"What do you think you're doing Drew? Why don't you just carry those things over there?" I was thinking about how silly they were going to look dragging a sled when there was no snow outside.
"No Mom, there is way too much stuff! We want to take the sled. It will be easier" Drew replied.
I shared my worries out loud, "Drew . . . why don't you and Hayden just carry that stuff? There is no snow out there, and you will look silly! What if someone laughs at you?" I thought that this would get them thinking. I mean who likes getting laughed at?
This was Drew's response, and I promise I am not even making it up!
Drew said, "Mom . . . if someone laughs at us we will just remember that God is smiling at us."
I was kind of taken aback at that, and Drew continued, "It doesn't matter if someone laughs at us if we remember that God is smiling at us . . ."
I wish I could remember that one sometimes! That is a hard one for Miss Mary Mack the wise adult who loves to advise her children to remember. Who cares what the world thinks . . . it's only what God thinks that really matters. I thought I had better write this little experience down to share with Drew when perhaps it's a little hard for him to ignore the laughter of others . . . I can give him his own wise advice!
Needless to say, I let them take the sled over to Jonah's, and I'm sure that God was smiling at them . . . ! I know I was. :)
