The Cross.

My Anslee has always had great timing.

By that I mean, she decided to make her entrance

into this world almost 4 weeks early

at a whopping 4 pounds.

Today, in the car, she insisted we listen to

Christmas music.

Ironically enough, we were on our way

to get our first sno cone of the season.

My Mom bought her a pair of sketchers

light up shoes for Christmas.

She outgrew them before we saw the month

of February.

However, this Easter season,

My sweet Anslee has started asking a lot

of questions about The Cross.

Her timing could not be more perfect.

Tyler and I both wanted this years Easter

season to be a bit more meaningful

in terms of the beautiful

Easter story being brought to true light for her.

We both agreed that her understanding is at a level

that could at some degree understand 

more than the Easter bunny and hunting eggs 

this year.

Almost everyday for the past week, Anslee has been 

asking both Tyler and I

"What does the Cross do?"

"What does the Cross do?"

Are you kidding me? Talk about stopping a mommy

in her tracks. What an important question.

How it requires such a delicate answer.

In all honesty, the first time she asked this,

I acted like I did not hear her!

I was so intimidated! 

I didn't want to mess up the answer.

I knew she was not going to stop asking though.

I wanted to revisit this, and I knew her inquisitive mind

would be mulling over the Cross again soon.

Tonight, I purposefully pulled out our Easter books

for bedtime. Clearly, The Cross being 

the focal point of the story, the question

came in the same form again.

"Mama, what does The Cross do?"

Still, unprepared to answer, this is what I said

to my precious, beautiful, future Child of God.

"It saves us, baby."

It satisfied her 3 year old mind. 

Tears rolling down my face, as my heart deeply

yearns for her to know her God.

To know the power of The Cross.

She looked back up to me and recited her Sunday Schools monthly Bible verse:

"Love God all your heart!"

There is so much more to say to her regarding The Cross. 

I am praying wholeheartedly that the Lord give her Mom

and her Dad the right words to say

and that her ears be ready to hear and her heart

be ready to understand.

This Easter season excites me. I am looking forward to celebrating

the greatest gift we have been given with my family and 

praying that my girl will 

challenge me yet again with more questions

that are so important, and a nerve wrecking to answer!