Bringing Up Jacob

I have to share our joy with you all when it comes to our oldest son, Jacob. First of all, here's a copy of the letter he received from his teacher last week:

Dear Jacob,

I am so glad you are in my class this year!

I love to listen to you sing while you do your work. It makes me smile.

I'm proud of you for following the rules.

Fondly,

Mrs. Mikeska

Awwwww, how sweet, right? Yeah, it made my day. He does sing a lot - and I love that about him. My favorite was the time he busted out with "No sweeter name than the name of Jesus, no sweeter name have I ever known...." in the bathtub.

And here's a story I've told several people but I thought it was certainly blogworthy.
9/14/08

Jacob: "When people say "you're the best" at everything, it stresses me out.

Me: "Well, Jacob, people say that to encourage you and to let you know how much they love you."

Jacob: "Oh, I didn't know that."

Me: "You know what, Jacob? It's ok to not be the greatest at everything. Mommy isn't the greatest at everything."

Jacob: "Yeah, only God is perfect."

Me: "That's right!"

Jacob: "And besides, when I mess up I can just erase it with my pencil."

Me: "That's right! And that's what God did for our sins with Jesus. He erased them!"

Jacob: "Yeah, but He did it with His blood."

I asked him to repeat that, and he did -- with certainty and confidence. I was blown away -- encouraged -- and excited. He was getting ready for his bath when we had that conversation and right after I ran in and wrote it down before I even helped him wash his hair. :) I have been meaning to blog about it ever since but, well, there's also Ty and Kyle and Sylas and.....LIFE!

Thanks for reading!!