This afternoon, when Chad picked Julianna and Ava up from school, the teacher pulled him aside as Julianna was gathering her things.
"I just wanted to share something with you." she said. "Your daughter loves the Lord. Julianna asked me today if I knew about Jesus and the Jesus story. That Jesus died for my sins. That he rose again and one day we will live in heaven with him. And that Jesus loves me."
Chad, swelling with both pride and humility, held back surfacing tears. He thanked the teacher for telling him and told Julianna how proud he was of her. Then they said their good-byes and headed home.
Surely Julianna will do and see and be and experience many things in life. She has already shown an aptitude for learning and has a fantastic memory. She amazes us daily with her thoughts and musings. Yet all of this pales in comparison to her simply knowing, simply trusting, and simply sharing the very real, the very true, and the very eternal message of God's Love. Nothing she will ever do or say could make me more proud than this. : )
"For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?" Matthew 16:26
