It took me the better part of an hour, but I had to find this strip from Calvin and Hobbes because I just knew I had done a good thing and my little Noah just twisted it into...well I better start from the beginning.
About a week ago, Noah asked me why I was his Daddy. I'm not the world's greatest orator but every now and then the gift of spinning words is mine. I told him what I believe. God chose me to be his Daddy and years ago He brought Noah's mother into my life. I told him all about our wedding and how much we loved each other and then I capped it all off with telling him how God picked us to have a special little boy and how he grew in his mother's belly and I wrapped it up telling him about the moment I met him and how he stopped crying and looked at me because he knew my voice.
I know it sounds super sweet, and I can hear my older sister gagging now, but it was a really special moment because he listened to every word and gave me a big hug afterwards.
Flash forward to tonight. Noah asked Jenna to lay down with him for a few minutes. I went upstairs to say goodnight. We said our prayers and then my wonderful little son said (as if on cue), "Dad, tell me the story about me again." I knew what he wanted but Jenna didn't know this conversation had taken place already. I started the story and when we got to the part about God picking us to be his parents, Noah jumped up and stood in the middle of the bed and proclaimed to his mother (I'm putting it in quotes but there is no way I'm quoting this 100% correct because the boy may have broken a speed talk record):
"Then God shot laser beams from his fingertips and I glowed everywhere and then I said BAM and God said 'You have a little boy now' and then he shot me again with laserbeams and then He gave me to you guys! Isn't that cool Mom?!?!?!?"
The copyright for this comic strip is held by Universal Press Syndicate.
