Blessings

Today Eli and I found ourselves alone with Maddie. The boys were, of course, gone to school and Ron had a meeting. So...we decided to bake a cake. Well I baked the cake, and Eli licked the beaters. Do you remember doing that when you were little? He didn't want me to scrap them off first, he wanted as much batter and frosting as he could get. I am getting off the subject here, though. The cake and beaters were not my reason for posting today.

While I was mixing and preparing the cake, Eli got his tools and decided my foot needed to be fixed. I was a little worried when I saw him come back with a hammer, 2 screwdrivers and a tape measure. Yes these were all toys, but I still wondered if I might get hurt.

I played along and he was very gentle asking if it hurt and where and trying to make things better. Then he grabbed his hammer (yes it is plastic) and looked up at me. He looked into my eyes, then slowly looked back down at my toe. He took his other hand, covered my toes and then used the hammer on his own hand.

My heart broke. I may be a little crazy, but I instantly thought of our Savior. Wasn't this the same love that Jesus shows us. He knows we are in need of "fixing" and he knows the "fix" may be painful, so He lays His own life down to take away some of the pain. WOW!

Maybe you're thinking this is a stretch, but I just watched my little 2 1/2 year old and thanked the Lord for the Blessings He has given me in my children.