Being a kid...

So my son Elias often thinks that he is much smarter than I, his wealth of knowledge is limitless in his own eyes.  Here is a conversation we had this morning while cleaning his ears...

Elias: I know how long it takes to grow potatoes.

Me: How long?

Elias: 2 days.

Me: How do you know that?

Elias: Because every 2 days you clean my ears.

Oh to be a child again...  With innocence and trust.  I remember when I use to believe that someone drove the moon around and that at night a group of men would pull the sun down from the sky.  Though it is good to let go of our own fables and learn how things really work, in that I don't want to lose my childlike reliance on the Lord, trusting in Him completely and still believing that He can make the unbelievable happen...

So yesterday  I woke up and heard the water running in the kitchen.  My first instinct was to yell out "turn off the water", but then I decided to check out what exactly was going on.  I walk down the steps and peek into the kitchen and low and behold to my surprise I find my 7 year old son doing the dishes, voluntarily nonetheless.  But the best part about it was later at the pool when our neighbor Don asked him why he did the dishes, his reply was "because I love my mom".  Is that the sweetest thing ever or what.