Preparing their Hearts for God - the beginning of Faith

"Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children." 

William Thackeray

In the way we care for,

love,

be with,

teach,

cultivate, 

provide, 

instruct,

protect,

and delight in our children...

we are building the pattern - they are learning the pattern 

that they will believe is God's heart for them in their lives later. 

Mothers, 

day by day - hour by hour - interaction by interaction 

whether it is in diapering and cutting up another toddler meal

or

staying up late to hear the heart of your teen. 

If it is turning and watching your five year old as they say one more time, "watch me mama..." 

or

sitting 'hip to hip' with your fourteen year old as they study for mid-terms... 

we are preparing their hearts for believing in the love God has for them. 

And this will carry them with faith forevermore.