Our Super Bible Memorizer!

Yeah, that's right! He's an amazing brother. Believe it or not he actually asks us to teach him verses. The other day I said, "SquiRe, do you want to play Stratego"(Stratego is his favorite game) "or finish memorizing the 23rd Psalm?"

His reply: "Oh, I wanna do verses that way I can learn about God."

He is too cute.

Would you like to know what it is like helping a super-smart and adorable brother memorize verses? Well, here is how it went as he memorized the last verse of Psalm 23:

Me: Okay, this is the last verse. Are you ready?

SquiRe: *squeals* Eeeeeeee! Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!

Me: Okay, okay! Calm down. Say 'Surely goodness and mercy'

SquiRe: Surely goo- wait. Daddy says I'm supposed to know what all the verses mean before I memorize them so that what I need to do first. What do all those words mean?

Me: Well, surely just means really, or for sure.

SquiRe: Oh, 'cause surely sounds like for sure except it's surely.

Me: That's right. And goodness just means good things, like blessings and -

SquiRe: And obedience.

Me: Well, good things come when you obey the Good Shepherd but goodness just means good things.

SquiRe: Isn't obedience a good thing?

Me: *sighs* (This boy is too smart) ...and mercy is like-

SquiRe: Love?

Me: Umm... No 

SquiRe: Like peace?

Me: SquiRe, mercy is like forgiveness. Mercy is being kind even when we don't deserve it.

SquiRe: Oh like that story. [SquiRe gets on his knees] The man is like, 'Show me mercy! Please!' So he does. But then he goes to his other servant, [his hands are on his hips now] and the other servant needs mercy too but he just, ugh, no respect!

[He was speaking of the parable in Matthew 18:23-35]

That's right, he's adorable. So now you know a little of what it's like to be blessed with a sweet little brother like SquiRe. Now, go ahead, watch the video again.