God's Sovereignty... in Dirty Diapers

So for family devotions tonight we were reviewing the Westminster Shorter Catechism:

Q. 8. How doth God execute his decrees?
A. God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and providence

Tonight's discussion was on God's hand of providence. We talked about the life of Joseph and Genesis 50:20.

Genesis 50:20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.

After devotions:
Me: "L, does M need a diaper change? I think she stinks."
L: "No she's fine."
Me: "I can smell her from here." (I check) "Oh man, it's awful."

While changing her: "L, I should make you change this since you told me she didn't have one."
L: "Hey, it's not my fault, it was God's providence."

dadFAIL

Cross posted at The Voyages.

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18 month old prayers

Praying for lunch w/our 18 month old 'M' goes a little something like this:

Me: Dear Jesus

'M': DDDJJJJJJ

Me: We love you

'M': (puckers up and wants a kiss from me)

Me: Amen

'M': AAAHHHH! (pure excitement, she loves to eat)

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Nap Time!

So I went in to get the 2 younger girls up from their naps. I went into 'S' room first. Woke her up and asked her if she had a good nap. Here is her response. "No, I need to do it again."

Who else could use a do over when it comes to nap time?!

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Gum will grow!

When I went to get 'S' up from her nap I did not notice till we got outside that she had some gum in her mouth.

So since we were outside, I instructed her that since she did not ask for the gum, to spit it out in the garden. She does.

A few minutes later she comes back to me and says, "Mom, my gum will grow now."

Me: Why do you think that? Because it's in the garden?

'S': YUP!

Me: okay

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I'm NOT staring!

'E' and I were sitting on the 2 seater swing and she was turned facing the neighbors yard. They had several older kids playing and she just kept watching them. So I said, "'E' you shouldn't be staring."

'E': I'm not staring, I'm just watching them.

'Me': yes, but it is not nice too just sit here and watch them this whole time

'E': I'm not staring. I'm blinking.

:/

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Word Games

Yesterday when L was told not to do something she went off sulking.

Me: "L, are you sulking?"
L: "What's sulking?"
Me: "Its when you go off and pout?"
L: "What's pout?"
Me: "When you are brooding."
L: "What is brooding?"

DadFAIL

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Don't Laugh...

Tonight at dinner, my wife AJ was teaching our 5 year old to sound out the word 'man' and spell it. Then my wife says, "Daddy is a man."

S (3) looks right at AJ, put he hand on her hip, take her other hand and flicking her wrist forward and points right at AJ: "Don't call him that! He's a Daddy NOT a man!" (in quite the sassy voice).

I started to laugh, but wanted to hold it back because I didn't want to embarrass S. I had a my hand over my mouth but couldn't stop it.  I started snorting because I couldn't contain my laugh as S was staring down AJ.

By this time all the kids are looking at me and they start to laugh because of the way I'm snorting. The older two figured out why I was laughing.

But S turns to look at me, without knowing why I was snorting. In innocent excitement because I was snorting and she was missing it, she says: "Do it again Daddy! Do it again!"

And with that, I really started laughing.

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Ask a Stupid Question p2...

Me to S (3 yr old) who is running with her ball and rackets: "Want me to play with you?" 

S: "No, mommy is going to." 

Me: "What I'm not good enough?" 

S: "No. You're too big." 

dadFAIL

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Who slobbers?!?

So after the girls and I were done saying our evening prayers together. I gave them all a kiss goodnight. 'L' asks: Mom why don't you kiss on the lips?

Me: Because I just don't. I don't know.

'L': But you kiss Daddy on the lips....... oh but wait. He slobbers.

Me: What? Daddy doesn't slobber.

'L' Yes he does.

Me: laughed. Okay.

I tried to stand up for you babe. I know you don't slobber, but your almost 8 year apparently knows better than I. We may need to start praying more and harder.

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Hypothesis Tested

Apparently, on the kids TV show "Dinosaur Train" on PBS they talk about "testing hypotheses" on the episodes. They propose experiments and then test them to see if the hypothesis is true or not. 

So tonight at dinner, E (5 yrs old) says out of the blue: "Dad, I have a hypothesis to test" [she pronounced it high-pop-isis].

Me: "Oh, what's that"

E: "I have a hypothesis that we can have rice crispy treats for dessert." 

Me: "I think we should definitely test that hypothesis."

And we did.

DadWIN kidWIN

Testing the Hypothesis

Yummy!

Everybody loves Rice Crispy treats!

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