Pandemic Chronicles: Week Four

Week Four: April 5th - 11th

I started this week sneaking some birthday signs into a yard for Redeemer! We colored Joseph's technicolor coats for our PreK/K class. Then church online, where the boys beat me in the call back once again!

Grandma and Uncle Ed came down to deliver Easter goodies and have a little socially distanced hangout on the deck for a few minutes. It was really good to see them and a beautiful day for it!

Griffin and Grady immediately built their new legos while we had bible study with our Connect Group that night.

We started the next morning with another Wave Parade, which perfect weather for it!

This week was technically Spring Break for the boys, so no school work all week! It was also Holy Week, so we did different challenges as a church.

We provided food at Redeemer on Tuesday & Thursday this week, and had a great turn out from the community.

And the best news of all... Grady became a Christian on Tuesday, April 7th! Here is the story, as told by Mr.Pate:

 

Conversation in van coming home from serving free meals to the community at church.

(Propane tanks in back fall over make loud sound)

Griffin: what would happen if they exploded?

Me: (trying to be honest but not dramatic) We would try to get out.

Griffin: but what if we can’t what if it explode

Me: I guess we would go to the hospital with severe burns

Griffin: What if we die, I don’t want to die.

Me: I don’t want to die either but I’m not afraid of dying bc I will go to heaven and be with Jesus.

Griffin: oh yeah me too

GRADY: I would go to HELL bc I’m not a Christian

(Parents trying not to laugh, laughing not sure if we should cry over our kids lack of salvation.)

Me: Well why aren’t you a Christian.

(We have been having some really good conversations lately w him)

Grady: I don’t know what to say

Me: like you don’t know what words to pray

Grady: yes. I would but I don’t know what to say.

Me: Do you want me to say a prayer and you repeat me

Grady: yes. Prays.

(Both of our boys have prayed asking God to forgive them for their sins by placing their faith in Christ alone while in the back seat of the mini van while we drive home from a church event.)

So so So excited!!! 

The rest of the week had lots of playing outside, Grady attempting to ride a bike without training wheels, a Good Friday FB Live concert with the Broadys, getting Easter mail from KneKne and Peeps, disc golf, and KneKne's birthday from afar!