A few days ago on Monday, Mia's binkie (pacifier) got "broken" (we won't tell her for a number of years that I'm the one who broke it, using a pair of scizzors to cut off the part you suck on) so we had to throw it away. Mia LOVES her binkie. So for her first nap time without it, she cried herself to sleep. That night for Family Home Evening, Shawn gave a short lesson about moments in life when we're sad and how if we pray, Jesus will make us happy or bring us comfort. We each shared a sad moment and then talked about Mia's binkie being broken and how that was a sad thing. I won't go on and on about our little lesson or the cute little prayers that followed, but suffice it to say, Mia's new phrase is "Jesus got you." She hasn't cried for her binkie since.
Since Monday she mentions her binkie several times a day. She says "binkie broken" [pause] "sad" [pause] "Jesus got you." And now bedtime, or scary times include: "Mia safe"... "daddy got you"... "Jesus got you". She is so sweet. It melts and breaks my heart to watch her grow up. Not only that but her little phrase serves to remind me as I go through my day and my patience wanes or trials arise, "Jesus got you." And there is comfort.
Mia's binkie farwell and throwing it in the trash.
5 comments:
That is so sweet!
OH! So sweet!
I LOVE this! What a great lesson for all of us, and a good reminder at how well kids learn things, especially the gospel.
How come they understand the simplicity of God's unending love more than we do! Thanks sweet Mia!
It chokes me up as I read this post ... such a sweet story about Mia learning that she can trust in Jesus just like she trusts in her daddy ... and the pain that she feels with the loss of her binkie is so sad. I haven't been able to "break" Vivi's binkie yet. I think that I want her to stay little as much as she wants her binkie.
I may need you to come and break Vivi's binkie. I don't think I can do it.
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