Happy 6th Birthday, Dawson!

My sweet Dawson is 6 years old today! Hard to believe. He has grown up so much. He knows his days of the week in English and French. He actually has learned a ton of French this year. He can read! He is doing so well in school. His favorite subject is math, just like his parents! He is a fantastic big brother. He looks after them and helps me with them. He is a sweet, sweet kid. He loves to share with others. He is such a joy!

One of the neatest things I have seen in Dawson this year is how his heart for the Lord has grown. I often think of 3 John 1:4: "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth." This is true for him. His favorite book to read is the Bible. He can quote many verses. He desires to do good and follow God. His favorite song to listen to on the way to school is "Jesus is the Rock." This boy keeps me on my toes. He knows that "stupid" is a bad word. If he hears us say it, he will come over and tell us what we said. One day he actually told me he needed to know all the bad words so that if I said them, he could tell me! :) I told him he could just make sure I didn't say "stupid." :)

Other quotes from him in the recent weeks:

He has had a cough off and on the last few months. We have been praying that it would go away. One day on the way home from school he said, "I think I figured it out why God hasn't made my cough go away. He does but then I go back to school and those kids cough on me so I get it again. Then He has to heal me again. So they cough on me, and He makes me better, then they cough on me again." He also asked if God could get sick. I said no. He said, "Maybe He could just put his arm out in front of me when the kids cough so I don't get sick." The faith of a child.

He was playing with Kenan outside and said he lied. He looked at me and said, "I think Kenan has a lie in his throat" And a few minutes later, he said, "I wish I had x-ray vision and could see if Kenan was lying or not."

Brett told him this morning, "thanks for living with us for 6 years." Dawson responded, "Thank mommy, she borned me."

Very glad I borned him 6 years ago. Love you, D-man.

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Update: this is his cake from his party in the States, the day after we got into the country. Thanks to our friend Becky for making this awesome cake!

Enjoying gifts with his brothers and friend.