My Second Blog, plus an email from Jesus

Well, I could talk about how I went into "baby boy withdrawl," since A was gone for 5 days. We have had him for several hours today and I just can't believe how he grows in such a short period of time. He rolls over and when he is on his tummy he starts to push himself up on his hands.... Soon he will crawl.

Brand, I remember when you started crawling. You would see something you wanted and then you would put your head down and crawl as fast as you could until you got it. Then you would look up with a triumphant smile. Some personality traits never change do they..... You still have that single-minded energy that makes you someone who will attain the goals he sets for himself.

Jess, you crawled to wherever the boys were and then you would sit back and watch them. Often Brise would give you the toy that he was playing with. You may find that hard to believe, since he coveted and successfully snagged your Easter basket almost every year.

In terms of Biblical readings, I am almost finishing the Gospel According to John. Watching Jesus die a fourth time is going to be just as devastating as it was back in Matthew..... Of course, we have the resurrection to look forward to, but the sadness of the crucifiction makes my heart ache.....

So, I guess I should focus on Advent, since it is literally just around the corner. Having a baby in the house makes it easy to think of Jesus as an infant. Don't you just think that he must have been the sweetest baby? Talk about having the smile of an angel....

Which leads me to my final thought about Jesus tonight. I have a student named Jesus, obviously it is pronounced the Latino way, Haysoos. Anyway, I have a classroom blog. When the kids comment, I get an email with their name on the "From" line. I was taken aback when I received an email from Jesus the other day. It made me wonder what Jesus (not my student) would write to me in an email. Would it go something like this?

Hey! I was thinking of you today! How's the weather in your neck of the woods? I worked up that sunset just for you. I knew you'd appreciate the colors.
By the way, thanks for taking care of that friend of mine last week. It meant a lot to me that you would go out of your way to make her comfortable. That was a pretty tough time for her and you made it clear that she wasn't alone. That's what it's all about, right?
I was really proud of you the other day when you wanted to get mad at that guy and you decided to be kind instead. He was having a hard day and you forgave him before he could even ask, which he never did...... That's what I'm talking about.
Let's talk when you get a chance.....
Love, Your Really, Really Big Bro