My Connor is getting more and more thoughtful as he gets older. Everyday he amazes me as he thinks of others and tries to make people happy. We were at a football game and he saw a guy who was sitting by himself. He leaned over to Chris and said, "We should sit by that guy so he isn't alone." Lyla has been sick and the first thing Connor said to me was, "I'm going to pray for her to feel better." Chris left for the Moab guys trip on Thursday and just after he left Connor said to me, "I hope dad has fun." The other night at dinner Connor was saying the prayer and he said, "I'm thankful for the opportunity to come to earth and be with my family." I need to be a lot more like him... ironic that Heavenly Father sends us children so we can learn from them.
One more Connor story. A couple Sundays ago we all went to Sacrament meeting. Connor leaned over to me during the meeting and said, "I don't feel good." He kept saying it so Chris and I decided Chris would take Con and Lyla home and I would get a ride home from chruch. Lyla freaks out because she can't go to nursery and I look at Con and say, "Are you sure you aren't just trying to get out of being at church?" He told me he wasn't. Connor gets home and says to Chris, "Let's play football." Chris says, "I thought you were sick?" To which Connor replies, "I just wanted to come home from church." This leads to a conversation about not lying and what Connor needs to do. I walk in the door and the first thing Con says to me is, "I'm sorry mom, I told you I was sick because I wanted to come home from church." At dinner that night, Connor said the prayer and in his prayer he said, "I'm sorry I didn't stay at church and said I was sick." Chris and I had a good laugh, and it was a good teaching moment...Connor was truly sorry and he is starting to learn about repentance.
