Passion

This picture shows Cooper saying "weeeee".

Wanna know what Cooper's so excited about?

The vacuum, of course.

It is no secret that Cooper has a slight obsession with the vacuum. It is often the first word he says when he wakes up in the morning, the first toy he searches for, and usually the last thing he's thinking about when he goes to bed at night. He talks of it and plays with it all day long. He has his own little red devil vacuum to play with, but the real joy comes out when we get the "real" vacuum out. We keep the vacuum in the garage and when the garage door opens, he comes running as fast as he can to see if he can get a peek at the loud, green masterpiece. If he does spot it, or gets lucky enough to venture into the garage with us, he screams, "There it is" with so much excitement it's as if he's been looking for it his whole life and has finally found it. Kind of reminds me of the excitement Indiana Jones felt when he found the arc of the covenant. There was also for Indiana the disappointment of having it taken away. Cooper, too, has great disappointment when the vacuum is taken away or he can't go to the garage to see it. He soothes himself by saying "bye bye" to it.

This weekend Andrew is actually doing a lesson for students! Something he hasn't done in months and it's exciting to see him "back in the groove" of being creative in that way. He is speaking of passion, which has caused us to talk about things we're passionate about. Can anyone guess what Cooper is excited about? THE VACUUM. I hope that one day Cooper can be as passionate about God. Maybe he'll still be passionate about the vacuum, but using it for God's glory...like vacuuming for his wife, or for the church, or the elderly woman down his street. Whatever it is, I'm excited to see Cooper's passion unfold in the coming years, and I pray that he uses them for God's glory.

One more picture. How cute is this box?