The Lost Sheep Returned

Well, today was another adventure in our clan. Our children attend the AWANAS program at our church and a couple of weeks ago it was Bring a Friend Night. You have to bring a friend as part of several steps to receive a jewel. This is when having twins gets complicated. They each invited a friend, but only Emily's friend was able to make it. I won't get into the details of how "interesting" that made our Wednesday evening last week, but let's just say it was dramatic. Tonight Grace realized her friend was supposed to be attending, but I hadn't yet informed her that she had to cancel. This immediatedly landed her on the floor in a heap of tears. She told me I had to find another friend for her to invite, but I tried, without success, to explain that it was less than 2 hours until Sparks and this just wouldn't work for tonight. Things didn't get any better. At one point, she threatened to run away if I didn't find another friend for her to bring. Can you say drama?!? Well, thankfully Doug was home in about 5 minutes and she took up her complaints with him. Apparently she didn't get the results she hoped for and the running away took place. He had to retrieve her and when she returned she was in much better spirits. The best part of the story is yet to come.

Last night while putting Grace to bed, she mentioned that I never let her pray and I was totally confused by what she saying. This is when having twins comes in handy. Her sister played interpreter and told me that she meant she wanted to pray the ABC prayer-Admit, Believe, and Confess. I told her that sounded great and I would be happy to do it with her that night. She said she would rather wait for the next night. So tonight, after we returned from Sparks, we sat down with her, read Scripture, and she prayed a prayer of Salvation. So, the lost sheep truly came home. Praise the Lord! What a blessing to be a part of the best day of her life. On a side note, as we searched Scripture together, it was so amazing to realize she had put most of the verses we looked up to memory. AMAZING!