Last week, the boys went to a special Sunday night activity at church that correlated with this month's sermon series "You've Got a Friend In Me". The children's department was showing the movie Toy Story while the grown-ups were in service and they were also serving the kids pizza. Needless to say, I was excited that the boys were going to have something fun to do on a Sunday night (because there's usually no child care for them and they have to sit with me in "big people" service) AND because I wasn't going to have to cook dinner that night! Let me hear ya moms! Woohoo! Anyway, the boys went to their special service and afterward had many fun stories to tell. As we walked in the front door, though, I was a bit disappointed when Ash said "I'm hungry!" Huh!? I was hoping to get the boys showered, in their PJ's and having story time in a matter of minutes. After all, I was tired too! But, low and behold, Ash was hungry and once he announced he was hungry Maddox did too. I asked the boys why they were hungry and further questioned them to make sure they had eaten the pizza that was provided at church. They both said they had eaten it. So, of course, I asked Ash again "then why are you hungry?" He told me he had only eaten one slice. I couldn't understand why until Ash told me something that not only melted my heart but also made me a very VERY proud mom. You see, Ash only likes cheese pizza. No other kind will do. He said he only ate one piece of pizza at church because there were only two pieces of cheese pizza left when he got up to the table and if he had taken both of them then Maddox wouldn't have had one to eat. WOW! I got chills when Ash told me this. I couldn't have been prouder at Ashtyn's choices and at his compassion and care for his little brother. We may not do everything right and, as parents, probably make alot of mistakes but we must be doing something right. My sweet Ashtyn has such a tender, caring heart and I hope he carries that with him forever.
September 2012
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