The following conversation truly (like I could make this up!) took place while Carson was sitting on the bathroom counter brushing his teeth.
C: Mom, how do you make dreams come true?
M: Well, what kind of dreams do you want to come true?
C: Not the scary ones. What about the happpy the ones?
M: In the mornings when you wake up you can tell me what your dream was about and we can TRY to make it come true. Like if you have a dream about going camping, then maybe we can plan a camping trip.
C: (thinking for a minute not really buying my suggestion) I have a better idea, I think we need Jesus to help.
M: Like saying a prayer?
C: No, we need a box, a really big box and we can put the dream in the box and mail it to Jesus and he can make my dreams come true.
M: Oh yeah what kind of dream would you send to Jesus?
C: (Without hesitation) The one where everyday is my birthday!
Yes, dear insightful 4 year old of mine, It is through the help of Jesus that all our "dreams" do come true. . . we'll talk about the whole sending it in a box and USPS limitations later!
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