What a heart

I hope no one gets tired of reading 'boy stories'. If nothing else, it is a great way for the grandparents to keep up.
Today I was getting lunch ready and B was going to have some of his special chips. He drug the bar stool over to the counter and proceeded to sit down. He said "Mom, don't watch me." In return I replied, "Why not?" "Mom just don't watch me." "Are you wanting to stand on that bar stool and get your chips down?" "Yes, just don't watch me." I don't know how many times I have told him not to stand on the bar stools, just waiting for the first Emergency Room visit. I was glad to see he was thinking this through, or maybe he was just stopping to think because I was in the room. I saw a teaching moment and told him that regardless of whether I was watching or not, he needed to do the right thing. I asked him what the right thing was. He proceeded to get off of the bar stool.
One of my prayers for the kids is that they will have a heart that will seek out good. They will desire to do what is right, regardless of who, if anyone, might be watching.
Later in the day I walked up stairs and caught B hiding something in his hands. I asked him what he was hiding and he told me it was his "B" (little blanket). I proceeded to walk on by because I thought nothing of him hiding his B. Then he said "Just don't look inside my B." Of course that stopped me. After a few prompts, he told me he had some money in his B. This is a no no because he loves to play with coins and invariably leaves them laying around and J enjoys putting them in his mouth.
Again, after I walked away from this encounter I was amazed at him. He did not even know it but he 'ratted' himself out. Again, how thankful I was that even at this young age, he might not always strive to do what is right but when he does something that is questionable or wrong, he can't hide behind it for long.
If it were only that way with us and our sin nature! May my heart become more like that of a child.
The following are two video clips of the boys outside. A little random fact. Ever wonder why small kids walk/run so awkwardly? They are not born with knee caps and don't grow them until 3-5 years!