Nintendo is not like God

Today I thought I'd share a few things I am learning from my three boys:

Joshua told me yesterday that he started an Origami club at recess.  He has 17 members so far.  I am guessing that those 17 third-graders aren't so into folding paper that they really want to give up their recess to do it.  But Joshua is a nice kid and a good friend, so they care about what he cares about.  Being kind and compassionate opens doors to share with others, whether we are sharing origami or the Gospel.

Zack sent a letter to Nintendo recently.  The letter was short and to the point.  It said, "My dog chewed up my Pokemon Diamond game.  Please send me a new one."  The chewed up game is taped onto his letter.  He goes to the mailbox every day, eagerly expecting the answer to his request.  That is how I should pray- with eager expectation, confident that God can and will provide for me, not because I deserve it but because He loves me and because He is all-powerful.  There is surely another life lesson coming soon for Zack:

Nintendo is not like God.

Nathan came to the grocery store with me on Monday and chose as his special treat Captain Crunch cereal.  But the small box of sugary cereal was 5 dollars!  So I convinced him to choose the much larger, much cheaper, generic knock-off instead.  He happily came home with a large bag of cereal that looked just like his coveted Captain Crunch.  At home he carefully poured some in a zip-lock and skipped off with his snack.  Two minutes later he was back in the kitchen.  He needed to tell me something.  "Mom, I know why this cereal costs less dollars than Captain Crunch.  It doesn't taste good."  I now have a very large bag of sugar cereal that no one will eat.  I'm sure there are plenty of life lessons here.  Something like, excellence costs more, or anything worth doing (or making) should be done well.

Honestly, I just think it is funny that my 6 year-old son, whose idea of haute cuisine is chicken nuggets and wheat thins, draws the line at fake Captain Crunch.