As I read over my FaceBook status updates from 2010/2011, I am struck by the extreme differences in the way God has designed my daughters and their little (or should i say, big) personalities. Two children, 15 months apart, the same gender, raised by the same parents...and yet polar opposites in many regards. They have some similarities - for example, both are gorgeous, very smart, and sensitive to the needs of others. They have an astounding relationship with the Lord as well - even at their young age. But for all their similarities, I absolutely adore their differences.
Here is a perfect illustration of what I'm talking about:
6/4/11
Keziah is turning 5 Tuesday! We got her a goldfish - it's her first pet. Now, if only I can keep Mia from killing it. She already asked if she can poke it.
Mia was right. It was in the trash. She asked if she could see it and so I...well...I showed her. Is that bad? She was going to search for it anyway. I figured I might as well give a supervised visitation. Who knows what would happen under other circumstances. Mia thought it was pretty cool at first and tried to poke it (as u will recall from an earlier post, she had asked if she could when we first got it) and then decided it was gross and yelled "ew."
Kezi...cried some more.
10/14/10
While Keziah was looking at pictures of janelle and i, tears started dripping down her cheeks. We asked her why she was crying and she said, "cause I love u so much."
6/11/11
Keziah is nervous for her pre-k graduation. She asked janelle if she can go out and wait in the van. Mia was having a temper tantrum and in kezi's words, "I just can't handle this before my graduation."
3/10/11
Keziah is turning 5 Tuesday! We got her a goldfish - it's her first pet. Now, if only I can keep Mia from killing it. She already asked if she can poke it.
...a few months later, I wrote this:
8/10/11
Kezi's bday fish died today. When she discovered it, Keziah bawled her eyes out and wanted us to discuss with her the ins and outs of death - why, where did it go, will the same thing happen to her, what will happen to her if Janelle and I die, etc.
When Mia heard the news, she said "I think it's in the trash. Can I see it?" Two very different kids.
Mia was right. It was in the trash. She asked if she could see it and so I...well...I showed her. Is that bad? She was going to search for it anyway. I figured I might as well give a supervised visitation. Who knows what would happen under other circumstances. Mia thought it was pretty cool at first and tried to poke it (as u will recall from an earlier post, she had asked if she could when we first got it) and then decided it was gross and yelled "ew."
Kezi...cried some more.
Here are some more that stand out to me. Certain reoccurring themes will not escape your attention:
Keziah...
1/19/10
I'm wondering what to tell my 3 year-old (Keziah), when totally unprompted by me or my wife, she tells us that parents who don't want their babies put them in trash cans and asks if we can have them instead. Be praying this week against the abortion "super center" that is being established in Houston, Texas.
I'm wondering what to tell my 3 year-old (Keziah), when totally unprompted by me or my wife, she tells us that parents who don't want their babies put them in trash cans and asks if we can have them instead. Be praying this week against the abortion "super center" that is being established in Houston, Texas.
10/14/10
While Keziah was looking at pictures of janelle and i, tears started dripping down her cheeks. We asked her why she was crying and she said, "cause I love u so much."
09/10/10
My little Mia is sick and staying home from school with me today. When Keziah heard this, she started crying and wanted to stay home too. She said, "I need to stay home. Or else Mia will get all the hugs."
My little Mia is sick and staying home from school with me today. When Keziah heard this, she started crying and wanted to stay home too. She said, "I need to stay home. Or else Mia will get all the hugs."
6/11/11
Keziah is nervous for her pre-k graduation. She asked janelle if she can go out and wait in the van. Mia was having a temper tantrum and in kezi's words, "I just can't handle this before my graduation."
Keziah - "Dad, you know what I like about you? That you drink wine so much."
Mia...
09/05/10
Mia touched my heart today when she said all on her own, "daddy, I love u..." and then she burst my bubble when under her breath I heard her call me a "...poopy butt."
10/02/10
During worship, my wife was holding Mia. She looked down & saw her eyes closed & lips moving with what appeared to be an intense expression of adoration for the Father on her face. Touched by this, Janelle leaned in to hear her singing "poopy butt."
12/03/10
Mia didn't just pee in her pants. Her baby "spit" in them.
6/2011
Mia just hit kezi and was given the option of having a time-out or apologizing. She asked for a time out. Really?
6/20/11
Last night, Janelle and i were trying to encourage Keziah to stop sucking her thumb - now that she is 5 and a big girl. Mia wanted to help.
Mia touched my heart today when she said all on her own, "daddy, I love u..." and then she burst my bubble when under her breath I heard her call me a "...poopy butt."
10/02/10
During worship, my wife was holding Mia. She looked down & saw her eyes closed & lips moving with what appeared to be an intense expression of adoration for the Father on her face. Touched by this, Janelle leaned in to hear her singing "poopy butt."
12/03/10
Mia didn't just pee in her pants. Her baby "spit" in them.
6/2011
Mia just hit kezi and was given the option of having a time-out or apologizing. She asked for a time out. Really?
6/20/11
Last night, Janelle and i were trying to encourage Keziah to stop sucking her thumb - now that she is 5 and a big girl. Mia wanted to help.
"Instead of sucking my fingers, I just stick them in my nose," she offered. And up her nostrils they went.
6/4/11
U know ur tan is fading when ur 3 year old is singing "Jesus loves the little children" and tells u not to forget YOUR skin color - "kinda purpley." I had no idea it was that bad.
5/26/11
"dont touch me. I have a personal bubble around me."
4/2/11
Mia's impromptu prayer before nap: "dear larrrrrrd (heavy on the "r"), please take kezi to jail. Amen."
3/6/11
While dancing in the livingroom, without warning, Mia ran over and pushed Keziah. When asked the cause of her assault, Mia replied, "there was a push in my dance."
U know ur tan is fading when ur 3 year old is singing "Jesus loves the little children" and tells u not to forget YOUR skin color - "kinda purpley." I had no idea it was that bad.
5/26/11
"dont touch me. I have a personal bubble around me."
4/2/11
Mia's impromptu prayer before nap: "dear larrrrrrd (heavy on the "r"), please take kezi to jail. Amen."
3/6/11
While dancing in the livingroom, without warning, Mia ran over and pushed Keziah. When asked the cause of her assault, Mia replied, "there was a push in my dance."
Of course. What was I thinking?
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