Jesus died on the cross for ME, Mama!

Lila came home from school last Wednesday and told me she needed the "hugest" piece of white paper so she could draw Jesus on the cross. This surprised me, very much. Lila takes things in very deeply and emotionally and will dwell on them. She spent a lot of her little years literally mourning for the pain Jesus went through when he died on the cross. It made for a sad little girl with little that I, or anyone else had to say, to put peace in her heart.

But now, still with apprehension when speaking of it, she is able to speak of it without such a sad heart...she is growing. Growing into a young lady that loves her Jesus and loves to talk about him to everyone. She still likes to tell me she wishes Jesus was colored in and not invisible :)

She drew this picture for our Pastor. It was 3 days in the making and I don't think she has ever been more proud of anything she has ever put on paper before. What a beautiful picture. What a wondrous cross!