Raising a misson-minded preschooler.

Is it possible to raise a mission minded preschooler? At the very least, I know it's possible to raise a hospitable, compassionate, loving one. The other day I was a few minutes early picking William up from preschool. He was eating his snack with his classmates and one of the assistants was sitting next to him. After a few minutes of chatting, William told me that he invited all of his friends and teachers to come play video games. I told him how great that was, and sometime we could do that. A few minutes later the assistant(a mid 50s Saudi woman) told me about this interaction.

Her: Nodding at William "He is very special. I have henna on my fingers, you know henna?"

I told her I was indeed familiar with henna.

Her: "Most of the other kids ask me what it is and are afraid for me to touch them, they think it will come off. William asked me what it was, shrugged his shoulders, and was fine with it. He was the only one!"

I love that my baby was so accepting of this. I love that in his own sweet way, he made this woman feel accepted and loved. The missions of children are so much more than we realize sometimes.

Dream

The other night I had this dream... There was a huge lego base block, and it was covered with thousands, perhaps millions of single white lego blocks. I asked myself "what are those?" and I heard a voice say "each block represents a sin you have committed". I was dumbstruck. I felt lower than low. How could I have committed so many sins? I was then surrounded by warmth and knew that it didn't matter because they had all been forgiven. However, I was also struck with such conviction to do all I could to not sin. I know it sounds silly, but sometimes you are faced with difficult choices, and sometimes knowingly sinning. This dream reminded me completely of what I want to do for God. It isn't because I feel guilty, it isn't because I feel that it is my job, it is because I love my God, and I want to please him. This is why I try to live my life for God, not out of duty, but out of love. Just as he loves us.