A Lesson from a Two-Year Old

Posted by on Nov 29, 2010 in Mika Dialogues, Parenting, Personal Faith Journey | 7 comments

Every weekend, the girls sleep in our room. This means that every weekend we all have to squeeze in to fit in one bed, which also means that every weekend I put myself at risk of getting kicked in the face (FYI: history shows that my nose is a favorite target of these two little creatures).

Here’s a conversation we had one night:

Me: “Mika, don’t fall ha!”

Mika: “Mom, why you always say ‘don’t fall’? Why?”

Me: “Eh, because you always  fall off the bed! You move around too much even when you’re asleep!”

Mika: “BUT Jesus is beside me! So even if Daddy’s not here and I’m on the edge it’s otay. I will not fall bee-tos Jesus is beside me!”

This answer ministered to me. Mika had every reason to be as concerned as I was about her falling off the bed. She really does move around a lot in her sleep. She has also managed to fall off the bed quite a number of times, even when the set-up seemed impossible for her to fall. Involuntary sleeping “habits”  and her past experiences should have given her every reason to fear staying near the edge of the bed, but simply bee-tos she believed that Jesus is always beside her, the “ow-ies” she  got in the past did not matter to her one bit.
I wonder how many times we end up moving in fear because of things that have happened to us in the past (or in my case, just the thought of things happening, period). How many times have we stopped ourselves from doing something that we know God has called us to do because we figure that logically, the chances of favorable things happening is very small, if not impossible?

If only we would learn to say, “It’s otay, I will not fall bee-tos Jesus is beside me!”

Moms, I know that there will be countless times when fear would kick in. Will my kids be safe? Will my kids grow up loving God and obeying His Word? Will we be able to send them to school–all the way through college? Will I be able to parent my kids well?

We could always find something to worry about. Instead of doing that, let’s just repeat after Mika:

“It’s otay, I will not fall bee-tos Jesus is beside me!”


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  • http://phoebelucero.wordpress.com phoebe

    aww i love it! and she says bee-tos the same way noelle does hahaha! cute!!! :)

    Haha! I think every girl their age says it the way Mika and Noelle do! :) Cute!!!

  • cerise

    I love mika’s cute little lessons, quotes and reminders… :) she so blessed smart kid talaga sya.. Seek-let!

    Hehe…Thank you Pie! :)

  • http://nappykaye.blogspot.com Kaye Catral

    i love this! such wisdom from a little girl!

    The things we learn from our kids, noh?

  • Kimberly

    love yu mika!!!! super cute grabe :-)

    Thank you Ai!!!

  • http://mrsmuffinman.tumblr.com diane

    awww, this post made me cry! :,) oo nga naman …

    second… i have that exact same nightgown HAHA! of course not the size, bigger version hehe, but definitely the same tela. pink with black terriers and polka dots ^_^

    Diane, I think that it wasn’t really the blog that made you cry, but the hormones! Hahaha!
    About the PJs, cute!!!! :)

  • Lingap

    mika is so cute:) love reading your blog thams!!! God Bless :)

    Thank you Lingap! :) I hope all is well with you! :)

  • cam

    ‘How many times have we stopped ourselves from doing something that we know God has called us to do because we figure that logically, the chances of favorable things happening is very small, if not impossible?

    If only we would learn to say, “It’s otay, I will not fall bee-tos Jesus is beside me!”’

    Hi Thammie, sobrang this ministered to me jud, in a very gloomy day here in London in a very quiet shift. God confirmed something that i have been waiting. Thank you for the passion in blogging. God and you have truly done a great job with your two gorgeous sweeties.

    Thank you Cam.I’m so glad to hear this! :) Tagal na to a, I’m glad you were still able to come across this post. :) I hope you are doing well there! :)