He's something special

When I think of my Lukie, I can't help but smile.

The little boy with a heart of gold who works so hard and has overcome so much.

He's my Lukie. Little more need be said.

When I picked him up at church last night, he ran up to me with a book in his hand and a smile spread across his face. "I told Nelson I wanted to be bathatized," he exclaimed. "He told me I have to read this book, first. He said everyone who wants to be bathatized has to read it."

He couldn't wait to read that book. It's a book geared toward a child, explaining God and his love for us. And as soon as we had the chance, we plopped down on his little couch, the reading couch, and opened the cover. I read some, and he read some. Little brother Alex stopped in for a visit and ended up staying, soaking in as much as Lucas.

We finished the first chapter, discussed it and reviewed what we had read. I tucked them both into their beds, and left the room with a smile on my face. I can't explain the feeling I had. It's unimaginable, really. I just had the opportunity to spend the past 30, maybe 45, minutes talking to my children about the wonders of our God, our loving eternal God. I got to explain to them, wide eyed in wonder, how our bodies would stay here on earth, and our eternal spirits would ascend into Heaven where we would live with God forever. We talked about God's promises for us and how God is perfect, faithful and just. We discussed grace and how we change, but that God never does.

It was beautiful, as all God's gifts for us are. Lucas is one of God's gifts, and I'm excited to share more precious moments explaining God's love as we prepare for him to be "bathatized." It's an amazing moment when a Christian mother realizes that her children are growing up with God and making plans to spend eternity with Him. There are no words for that, only grace.