In the beginning...

Meet Ellie. 

She's beautiful, right? 

Thanks.  We think so too.

 

 

Meet her parents.  We kindly call them May. 

"May?" you ask.

Yes, May.

Why?

Because at any given time their patience, brains, wit,

and/or parenting skills may or may not be there.

Well... that... and

 

 

And last, but most definitely not least, this is Jesus. 

 

He's probably much like the one you know, but in our house,

in addition to being everywhere, He also sits atop our sofa table.

 

Ellie is two.  Barely.  Her birthday was a short day ago.  

She's been praying since she was born, and has known Jesus since before then,

but, just after Thanksgiving, she developed a close friendship with Him. 

 

It started with May setting up the nativity for Christmas. 

May instructed Ellie not to touch this nativity. 

She was even given her very own toy nativity to play with. 

The one you see in that picture was not hers. 

 

Well... if you're a parent... you know what happened there. 

 

If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans.

 

That nativity in the picture?  It's hers now. 

Took May about 2 days to give up and give in to that. 

 

If you've ever heard yourself when you've uttered the words,

"No, don't touch Jesus. You can't play with Jesus," 

you understand.

 

If the nativity breaks, it breaks. 

But in our house, Jesus isn't going to be hands off. 

 

For the past two years at bedtime, Ellie and May have talked to Jesus together. 

I cannot begin to grasp the confusion this creates for an all too logical child.  

 

"Who Jesus?  Where Jesus?"  

"He's everywhere, Ellie.  Always."  May assured her. 

 

Until Christmas.  When he appeared on the sofa table.   

 

FINALLY!

 

Ellie could see Jesus whenever she wanted.

Jesus made sense.  To a two year old.

And so began our adventures...

 

Our Christmas story (stories)...

 

Our decision to leave the nativity out year round. 

 

If it'll help our two year old develop a relationship with Jesus, 

maybe it's a good idea. 

Only time will tell...

 

Until then... join us in our adventures. 

The Adventures of Ellie, May, and Jesus.