Monday, 23 March 2009

A story to remember

Theo has had a rough morning today. I think it is teething related - but then again isn't that every mother's conclusion on every problem between 4 and 12 months, teething related! He particularly had a bad crying spell while I was in the shower getting ready. I was really touched when I heard a little music box playing and looked out of the shower to see Jack had come upstairs to help Theo. He was sitting next to Theo with two of Theo's toys - a little musical octopus which Jack had started and Theo's Nah.

I like this story for two reasons. One, I love the fact that Jack got a musical instrument and his nah because these are exactly the two toys that would minister most to Jack if he was upset. Second, I love the way Jack was concerned about Theo. I am sure there will be times in the future where I will need to tell the boys this story and show them the picture below to remind them of how they are to care for one another. My prayer is that these times when I will need to remind them will be scarce, but I am not naive enough to think they won't exist!



3 comments:

Esther said...

That's really sweet!
I love the way older siblings, however young they are, like to care for their baby brothers and sisters. Being the youngest in my family, I can vouch for the fact that my older sisters took great joy in caring for me. Mum has told me that, on more than one occasion, the older two would start crying when I was disciplined because they didn't like to see me upset!

Rebekah said...

And then there are the older siblings that step on you! :D

Mama Julie said...

And there are big sisters who take baby out of his bed to comfort him and then hurl him back in when Mom enters the room.