Big brother...big heart...

A few weeks ago, Isaac told me that he was starving. I asked him if he really understood what that meant. He asked me to tell him. So I explained that there are people...children even...all over the world who don't have any food to eat. That these people are hungry all the time and they sometimes even die because they don't have food. To drive the point home, I showed him images from the Internet of people who are starving. He just took it all in and agreed that he in fact was not starving, but just pretty hungry.

Fast forward to today. We had some friends over to play and one of the kiddos said, "I'm starving!" Isaac quickly corrected her, saying, "You're not actually starving because that would mean you'd almost be dying. You're just really hungry." Wow! He got it. And not only that, he has taken what he's learned and is teaching others!! LOVE this kid! :)

I was cutting vegetables this afternoon, preparing to take a meal to some friends of ours, and Isaac asked why I was taking them a meal. So I shared that his friend's grandpa had died (my friend's dad). His eyes nearly filled with tears as he said, "That makes me SO sad, mommy. Like, I can't even be happy right now." I told him that it IS sad when someone dies. He went on to say, "But I didn't even get to meet his grandpa! I wonder what he looked like. And how did he die, mommy? Is he in Heaven now? What do you think Heaven is like?" I told him about cancer and how it kills people, and then asked him what he thought Heaven was like. He said, "I think there are lots of flowers there...and lots of kids too!" We talked a little more about it, and then a few minutes later, I overheard him telling Naomi, "His body just stopped working, and now he's in Heaven." SO precious. This kid has more compassion than some adults in this world!!

His keen awareness of others, his depth of compassion and heart for the hurting, combined with his boldness to stand up against injustice is going to be a beautiful blend of qualities to make this little boy grow into a world-changer one day! I am tickled to find out what God has in store for him!!

{big brother wearing fairy wings and a skirt!}