I confess!

It was our daughter's turn to spend the night at Papa and Nana's yesterday which meant she was headed to church with them today. Here she was all dressed up to the hills with a pink dress and black patton shoes. While at church the pastor made a very convicting message that included "if you have sinned, confess and your sins can be washed away." A very good and simple message to most but to a little 8 year old feeling guilty that she possessed stuffed animals that were in her mother's room to be given away was more than she could bear!

She leans over to Nana and with a quiver in her voice "Nana, could you pray with me?" Not knowing what the prayer was for, Nana agreed. Laura sobbed and confessed her 'sin' and asked if Jesus would forgive her and through Nana's tears answered "Yes!"

As she returned and was confessing her 'sin' to me I could see that this really affected her and let us know that she is growing up and understanding more. What a tender heart and a sweetness of innocence! Praise Him! He said to come to Him like a child and I know this warmed His heart as it did mine.

I did proceed to let her know that I had already known of what she had done. She looked in amazement and then asked "how did you know? Did He tell you?" as she pointed with one finger to the sky. Mommies just know....