Tuesday, 30 March 2010

Mutant child?

My five year old son Jacob can be an odd kettle of fish.  

He has often stirred us from our sleep with some weird and wacky declarations.  One morning we were greeted with: "Wouldn't it be cool if we had eyebrows on our cheeks and nose".  Shortly after that we were dragged from our slumber with:   "Where do Farms come from?" 
Or how about this stunning observation:
JACOB:   How Old are You Dad?
ME:   45
JACOB:  When I'm 45 my nipples will be 45 too.
I don't know how long he lays there thinking about these things, but I do know I'm having trouble finding a good therapist who specialises in rehabilitating mutant children.   I'm convinced his oddity comes from his mother's side (my wife has a different opinion, but I'm sure you don't want to hear about that).

But through the quirkiness,  out of the murkiness comes a delightful little chap who somehow knows how to tug at heart strings.  He makes us smile.  We marvel at his creative streak.  Give him scissors, selotape, a pile of recycling material, and a half eaten ham sandwich, and he will make you a one-of-a-kind work of art worth hanging over the mantlepiece (at least until the flies become too noisy).  I love him.

I suspect my Heavenly Father views me with the same eyes.  I guess I've got my own weird and wacky personality traits, an odd ball with puzzling questions, who makes Him smile.  At least, I hope He smiles more than I make Him grimace or gaze with disbelief at my decisions and actions.  But, despite my shortcomings, the real beauty of that whole relationship is that I know He's there and loves me.

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