Can I say again how blessed Jeff and I are with these kids? I told Leeza yesterday that she and Zhenya were presents to papa and me from God. Even when my little sassafras, Leeza, and my little teaser, Zhenya, are acting their wildest, I feel I am completely and totally blessed to have them in my life.
I think I have mentioned in previous blog posts about Zhenya's sensitivity for things of God. Yesterday on our way to see papa at work, he was asking me some serious questions about Jesus, heaven, hell and eternal life. He is very inquistive, and I am often amazed at the depths of this questions. He has a much better understanding than I did at his age, and I was raised in church. At one point, we were discussing the former Soviet Union, China, and communism. We talked about how some christians in other countries get killed for their belief in Jesus. Zhenya said with all sincerity, " I no care if they kill me, I still talk about Jesus." It made me proud that he so firmly believes in Jesus that he is not scare to say something like that. I can't say that I would have said the same at his age. I remember the thought of such things scaring me a lot. I think I already blogged about Zhenya asking Jesus into his heart. He has been excited about learning more about God and begged me to buy him an English bible. The kid is so eager to know more about God! He said in Ukraine there was a church, but his teacher told him that he couldn't go.
As Zhenya and I were discussing Jesus, Leeza was really unusually quiet in the backseat. Suddenly she blurts out, "Can Leeza ask Jesus in heart?" I can't even describe the sound of longing in her little voice. I prayed, and she repeated the prayer asking Jesus into her heart. It was a sweet touching moment to share with my little one. I bought her a little cross necklace to remember the day. I feel so blessed that God has allowed Jeff and me to share His love with our children.
One more touching things that happened this weekend. Yesterday, we had a girls' day for Leeza and me, and a boys' day for Jeff and Zhenya. The kids loved it. Leeza, my mother and I went shoe shopping and walked around the Southern Women's show in Nashville. The boys went to the gigantic Bass Pro Shop, Chuck E. Cheese and Best Buy. This morning as we were leaving for church. Zhenya looks at Jeff and said, " Thank you for yesterday, Papa." Do I have the sweetest kid or what!? It makes my eyes tear up just writing it.
