Searching for Jesus

One of Cael's first words was Jesus. As I have mentioned in an earlier post, we will point to a picture of our Savior, and Cael will say, "Jesus." He smiles each time, and he has yet to decline to say it, as he does with other words and tricks.

In February's Ensign, there were many pictures of Christ, so we would flip through to find them, with Cael each time saying "Jesus" with his smile. I can't even explain how this warms my heart and soul to hear him say His name with such happiness in his voice and with his expression.

I decided to take the pictures and put them in a cheap little photo album, so Cael could see them all in one place and not have to look for them. I call it his Jesus book. It sits on an end table in our living room, and he looks through it often. He now asks himself, "Who is that?" in his nineteen-month-old vernacular, and he will answer himself, "Jesus," page after page after page. It is the best! Absolutely the best. It makes me smile every single time he sees Jesus' picture and begins the ritual.

I cut up February's Ensign to make the book, and then I threw it away. We now have the March issue, which only contains a few depictions of Christ. A few days ago, Paul found Cael sitting on the couch with the new Ensign, looking for pictures of Jesus. Paul took the photo and sent it to me with the caption Searching for Jesus.

I have been pondering this incident since it happened, and I keep finding new insights and parallels to my life about this search on which we all seem to be. I won't go into those here, as this site is about Cael. I just hope and pray he will always search for Him, for He who is his friend, for He who is his Savior and Redeemer, for He who is the way to happiness now and always.

Thank you, my sweet boy, for opening my eyes to that for which I need to be searching daily, just as you do.