I am so excited to kick this off today, and cannot wait to read your post after you link up! Momentous Monday was born out of my desire to cherish the everyday moments and to be intentional about them. If you would like to read more details please click here.
Two weeks ago I was sick in bed with the stomach flu. My husband took over the care of the children, and did a wonderful job. One of the days he read Cadi the story of Pinocchio. This was Cadi's first time hearing the story of the little wooden doll that dreamed of becoming a real boy. As we all know, a famous part in the story is Pinocchio's nose growing whenever he told a lie. My husband and I really try to instill biblical character traits into our children - especially Cadi right now, as she is old enough to understand. So this little story was a perfect teachable moment for honesty.
Fast forward a bit.
I was upstairs straightening some things in our bedroom. I had just laid Scotty down for a morning nap, and Cadi was supposed to be straightening her bedroom. Scotty's monitor was quiet for a few moments, and then I heard little voices. Cadi had sneaked into Scotty's bedroom and was chatting with her little brother. Shortly after she walked into my bedroom.
"Cadi, were you just in Scotty's bedroom?" I asked
"No, Mommy" Cadi quickly answered.
Then she suddenly put her hand over her nose and exclaimed "Oh no, is my nose growing?!"
Oh, I laughed so hard, and I tucked this precious memory into my heart. Please do not thinking that I condone lying, or think that her action of lying was funny. It was not and is not, and we did have a nice chat about that. But her reaction to being caught in a lie did tickle me.
These are the moments.
I cannot wait to read yours.
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