My little Sparky...

I wanna go to AWANA!!! Isn't that what every parent wants to hear? That their child is excited to learn God's Word and hide it in their heart?

I have helped out with AWANA for many years and always in the back of my mind I could not wait for my little babies to be old enough to go to AWANA. Two years ago, Tyler started Gopher Buddies and last year Amy and Tyler were in Gopher Buddies together. This year, Tyler officially started Sparks. He counted down the days all summer long...and now several months into the year he is almost finished with his book. To say he is zealous would be an understatement....he is a driven, over-achiever, Timothy-award-striver, machine-verse sayer little Sparky! I'm glad he enjoys it and I know that most of the motivation is a teeny-tiny plastic jewel that gets lost as soon as you put it in his little hand. But whatever the motivation...God's Word is seeping into his young heart...putting down firm roots and starting to sprout up. I pray that as he gets older...that Word will become a unique part of his life...that he will never be able to separate from.

Here he is saying the books of the New Testament...

Of course...not to be out done...Amy learned them too! She has learned every single verse right alongside of Tyler - without the jewel to show for it! She'll have a head start on Sparks next year!!!