on a hill

so we were at the agustin's backyard park trying to take the above picture. it was hard to get all four kids to cooperate. elijah and ethan were the first to calm down since they were sleepy. then isaiah succumbed to twinkle twinkle little star. last was luci. 'hey luci, look at my nose!'... 'um, see that bird?'... 'let's just look at the sky!'... all of this didn't work. then...

'hey luci, let's look up and see if we can see big daddy God!'

she was suddenly silent and attentive. i think i totally underestimated the gravity of that statement. she folded her hands in prayer and looked straight up. 'how come i can't see Him, mama? and where's Mama Mary?'

then i got excited. what if we could see God? would i look? i peeked with one eye. nothing but clouds and butterflies in my stomach. and an enromous feeling of love. i reminded luci how one of the Fatima kids had to keep saying the rosary before he could see Mama Mary.

'i do see Mama Mary!'

'you do?!!?' i remembered the time when she was around 14 months old and she could see angels. she would point to people's angels for them. and wave.

'just kidding.' she continued to fold her hands in prayer.