My son, who I am well pleased with.. he touches my heart so much

This is Flat Zane.. for his Flat Stanely Project from school.  That is my mom and her husband holding him at an anv. party for one of my cousins a few months ago.  Zane had sent his flat self to my Aunt in Tomahawk and they  have been sending pics to his class of all the fun stuff they have been doing with him.  Everytime Zane sees his pic he says "I can't draw"  But I think it is cute.

Last night we watched a special on ABC about all that was happening in Asia.  Like many I had not seen pics or video of the disaster and it wasn't until then it all sunk in how exstensive it was.  I let my son watch it with me, the girls was off playing with thier dolls as they often do when the news comes on.  Not Zane.  He is intrested in EVERTHING, from current events to ancent history and loves to watch the news with me when I do watch it.

My sweet sweet son, so sensitive.  He was on the verge of bawling when he saw the damage and the count of all the dead.  Seeing him cry for those he would never meet and who lived so far away, touched me and made me feel guilty that I did not have the same compassion.  He asked," MOM can we send something to help? What can we do?!  I want to send them food or water or money, something!" "Ohh Zane, that is a wonderful idea, but the best thing of all we can do for them is to pray for them", is what I said.  "Then let's pray right now for them Mom.. pray with me and help me to pray."

You don't know how that touches me deeply, that my son has such a heart for others and I know his prayers are honest and he has that faith, that child like faith that we all should strive for.  We prayed for the Lord to comfort all the surviors, to help them, to show them His love threw out all this and that what was ment for harm, good would come.  That God would use this situation to bring others to him and wake others up to the times we are living in, that all of creation longs and groans for his return.

When my son asks why mom, why did this happen or was allowed to happen, I told him the truth.  We live in a cursed world, because sin is in it.  And I told him to read Mat 24 (like I told you all to) and showed him that these are part of the signs of the end times and to expect much worse to come soon.