Tale of two sons

Every picture tells a story and this one certainly does. These are two of my children....two sons.......Joshua 4 and Samuel 6. The way you see them in the picture captures EXACTLY who they are. Both of my boys are total cuddle bugs. They come up to me several times a day for kisses or to cuddle with me. I just cannot put into words how much I love that. Makes me think that when I go to God he feels the same way about me....."Oh Lynda, you came to me ...how much I love that!" Anyway, Samuel my 6 year old has a kind heart. For the most part he speaks gently and close up to you and he even does his chores without ANY reminding. If I call him he comes right to me...no yelling from another room..."I'll be right there" He GETS there....usually the first time I call. He thinks of others and makes me feel that I along with God set the sun in the sky each day and place the moon out at night. He is (for the most part) obedient, concerned and caring. My little Joshua shows his love too.....Joshua is always stealing my heart... but he will try to weasal his way out of any situation. "SHARING"..... is NOT Joshua's thing right now...... when I call him........his reply is ..."ahhhhh what mommy!?!!?" When I ask Joshua to do something that he doesn't want to... like the giant request of "Joshua put your shoes on" he leans back, relaxes all his muscles and becomes a jellyfish with the look of "are you kidding me?" He also, just like Samuel, comes up to me several times a day for kisses and hugs or just to sit in my arms and cuddle while we watch a cartoon...or read a story. These are not problems. I don't need solutions. This is just a reflection of how two children, two sons....same daddy & mommy....same family, same home, same type of day, same influences....can be so different. I think it is confusing at times... many times...cause how you parent one is NOT how you can count on parenting the others. I think it is sweet though and a conviction of what an awesome God we have. I mean, with all the billions of people in the world...God could have taken households and said.....Ok now...."This is the PATIENT family, This is the CRABBY family, this is the CONCERNED family, this is the GIVING family, This is the "WHINEY" family....and our God would still have all the bases covered and all the different personalities accounted for. Our God....is more awesome then that though....He can make EACH AND EVERY MEMBER of EACH & EVERY FAMILY different in their looks and personalities and gifts and journey...He can because He is awesome and that is so sweet and beautiful. ~I am so blessed to have my children.....so very blessed. Both my babies on earth and also in Heaven. I love these children more than I can even express and it comforts my heart deeply to know that God loves them even more and that they are gifts from Him to me. Each beautifully wrapped, unique and personal. Each with a learning experience for us included inside. So this morning...when I saw this picture of Joshua and Samuel in the slideshow on my computer...it made me stop and think and reflect on what an Awesome God we have and how thankful I am for the beautiful gifts He has trusted me with. I don't always do the right thing with these precious gifts...but I am learning and growing...and so are my boys...God's boys...OUR boys!!!! Thank you Jesus!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THOUGHT FOR TODAY~~~The simplicity in the life of a believer is found in his dependence upon the Lord. (AMEN!)