I have a summer job as a babysitter this year. I watch a six year old girl and her 12 year old brother. The girl just finished kindergarten and now knows how to read more or less, so she loves showing it off! Today we went to the library to sign her up for their summer reading program and have been reading all day since. It's so much fun watching her sound out words and struggle through the books as she shows off her new skills. I remember being her age and going to the library every summer so that I could do exactly what she is doing. It's fun being on the other side of the spectrum this time.
As much as I enjoy watching her read and helping her do it, what I find the most fun is the fact that I have the opportunity to read the Bible to her. Every ten minutes she reads is another box on her sheet with the summer reading program. She wants the prize at the end of the summer more than anything, and listening to me read to her counts as time for her sheet. She goes to a Christian school, but her family doesn't go to church. That means that she won't hear about God at all this summer.
I noticed on her bookshelf that she has a Kids Day-By-Day Bible that takes about 10 minutes to read a day. I saw my opportunity to change her lack of God-time in this. She is willing to listen to the Bible because she gets to mark off time on her sheet, but I get to teach her the True Word of God. I'm so grateful to the Lord that He has placed me in a position to share His love with His children. Praise Him!
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