how 'bout love

sometimes jaeda amazes me with her knowlege about life.

we were sitting at the dinner table last night--me, eric, jaeda and my little brother isaiah--it was a normal wednesday night. we were rushing around, trying to choke down some spaghetti before heading off to church. the kids were bickering back and forth about who was smarter, who was better at math--that sort of thing. then jaeda started trying her best to stump zea with simple math equations like what's 4+12? each correct answer he gave successfully frustrated her and amped up his 8 year old self esteem.

then a quite arrogant isaiah said, "think of the hardest thing that you can-- bet i can figure it out!"

jaeda thought for a while and then said the most amazing thing,

"ummm...how 'bout love."

i didn't think i had heard her right so i asked her to repeat herself.

she answered and said, " bubby asked me to think of the haudest thing i could think of so i said love."

"love? why would you say love was the hardest thing?" i asked.

"because it's scary and you can't be afwaid of it."

as soon as the words were out of her mouth, a lump started too grow in my throat. i was taken back by her 5 year old wisdom. so straightforward and sensible. i now understand why God said that in order to come to Him we have to become like children. children hear the right question. we hear only the obvious ones. children prioritize by what is important, not what is urgent or expected. that is beautiful. that is what Christ asks me for...

it's sad that sometimes jaeda gets it and i don't.