New Series: Kaykay's Quotes

Today, after coming home from church, our family sat down on the floor for some play time. Kaykay has not been feeling well this week, so it was a pleasure seeing her play and interact with us. In doing so I said, "Where did you come from?" Ready to tell her from heaven, she quickly replied, "From daddy!" Ahh...nice!

Letting my "Yes" be yes!

Being a fairly "new" parent, God has taught me a great deal having to care and nurture our almost 2-year old daughter and today was no different. After a leisure morning at home, I needed to run to Costco and then drop off something at our church building. As I was putting Kaykay in her car seat, she asked if we can go to "Papa's house." Papa, by the way, is my dad. I simply replied, "After we do all the errands." So after we finish all the errands, I contemplated whether or not we should pass by my parent's house; as we passed by my parent's street, I felt tired and thought I will just bring her at another time. As I parked the car in OUR driveway, Kaykay looks at the house and says, "not Papa's house!" I explained to her that I was going to take her some other time. Streams of tears resulted from that explanation. Looking at my daughters sad, disappointed face, conviction flooded my own heart: I told her I would take her. I turned on the car, shifted it to reverse, and we were on our way....to Papa's house...

Though it may seem trivial to people, my yes needs to be "yes." Otherwise I am teaching my daughter that my word has no value, no truth, and is unreliable. Let it never be!!!

"But let your statement be, 'Yes, yes' or 'No, no'; anything beyond these is of evil." Matt 5:37