Lauren turned 5 this weekend and couldn’t have been more excited about her birthday. She got a lot of dolls and a pink billfold with some money in it. She had asked me what she could do with her money. One thing she wanted was a build-a-bear and an outfit. She had a gift card to build-a-bear so we told her she could use some of her cash for the outfit. We also talked about how some of it should go to God. Sunday she brought her billfold and money. Offering time came. I usually give each of the girls some money to put in the plate. I got ready, but was informed Lauren had her own. Then to my surprise she started handing out money to the row for the offering. I got a dime. I think the usher got a kick out of that.
After Sunday evening, when I preach, Lauren rode home with me. As we got in Alistair Begg was preaching on the radio. Lauren promptly said, “He is a good preacher,” then added without any further thought, “better than you.” Of course I know this to be true, but one has to hope that their 5 year old daughter is biased towards daddy. That took care of any pride left for the day.
Tuesday was Kara’s first day of kindergarten. This was a big day for her and an even bigger day for Heather and me. We were all ready for this though. She loved it. She is now officially a Lapel Bulldog.
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