Driving home the other day, I passed by the fire station while a crew of firefighters were in some form of training involving a bunch of wrecked cars. It was kind of a spectacle and I shared about it with my kids when we drove past the location later that same day. I pointed out the crushed cars and told the kids that the firefighters train to be able to help rescue people in the case of a car accident.
“Mommy was once in a very bad accident where my car got crushed like that,” I told them soberly. “Only I was able to crawl out, and so was my best friend. We didn’t need to be rescued.”
And I added: “God really protected us and saved us that day.”
There was a moment of silence in the back seat before Mercy spoke: “Mommy, I know why God saved you.”
Mercy has had such a sensitivity of late to my role as pastor that I fully expected her response to be something about serving others or teaching people about Jesus.
“Why, Mercy?” I asked.
“Because you were going to have the most wonderful kids.”
A true genius, that young lady!
I love that little girl!!!
That’s my girl! She is so perceptive! And accurate!
That’s so utterly Haub. We’re a proud lot, but at least in her case, it’s absolutely justified. Love from SoFla!
How different our world would be if all children knew they were loved and believed they were “wonderful”…