Spiritual Development

I have a lot to catch up on in terms of blogging. Slowly, I hope to catch up. But, meanwhile, so that I don't fall further behind, I thought I should blog now even though I should be napping! ;)

It has been very interesting to watch Elijah grow in his experience of spirituality. The other day, I was reading to him some sections from children's Bible. I pointed to a picture and I asked him, "Who is that?" Not expecting a clear answer. He answers back, "God." I was so surprised. I think somehow he has learned that the Bible tells stories about God and he made the connection. There is a page of Jesus with lots of children hanging around him. When I asked him, "Who is this?" He responded, "Jesus," in Korean. The concept of Jesus and God is in his vocabulary. Now, I am praying and thinking about how to help him begin cultivating a relationship with God and Jesus.

Prayer--his first experience with prayer is over meals. He is great at saying, "Amen!" However, he has come to understand it beyond meals. Yesterday, we spent some time singing praise songs, and after each song, we would spend the time to pray for someone. We asked Elijah who he wanted to pray for after the first song. "Nol-gan for Nolan." So we prayed for Nolan. Then, it was "Christian" his cousin. Then, it was grandma and papa. So, we prayed for them. It is so precious to watch him put his two hands together, bow his head, and say, "Amen." Today, we expanded to praying for someone with an "ah-ya" (or an ouchie). May God hear his prayers and answer.

His favorite Bible story--Noah and the ark. The Good Samaritan. Daniel in the Lion's Den. He listens so intently and I can see in his eyes and expressions that he is processing everything he is hearing.

On a different note--Elijah knows how to play Jenga! It is pretty amazing to watch this one and a half year old take out a piece, put it on the top, and wait for mommy to take her turn before he takes his!

Oh yes, he loves to say the word, "CUTE." But, the funny thing is, he only uses the word for his stuffed animal, Babar, and to refer to babies. Funny!

Being a mom is really rewarding and God has given us an opportunity to care for two additional kids. Thank you, Lord!

Visiting Hal-ah-buh-ji and Hal-muh-ni (August 2010)

Elijah got to visit his hal-bi and hal-mi (that's what he calls the Lee grandparents because he can't fully pronounce the Korean words for grandmother and grandfather) in China on our way back to India. It was a nice break for us. Our schedule in the States was pretty busy so when we left, we were feeling pretty tired. Visiting "hal-bi" and "hal-mi" was just what we needed....we ate, slept, hung out, and just relaxed a lot. Mommy and Ah-pa were not very interested in being tourists there so we ended up spending a lot of time relaxing together and taking walks. We also got to visit the international school that "hal-bi" runs and we were impressed by what God has accomplished and is doing through their work.


On our way back to India, we had to catch our flight in Shanghai. So, we got to see our good friends the Wyman's there. It was a great treat to be able to see them before heading back.

19 Months Old