We started the New Testament today as a family tonight. Gave up on the Old Testament. We wanted to finish it by the end of December. No chance so were starting early on the NT to get a jump on it to see if we can finish it as a family by Dec 07.
We started with Matthew. Suzi was reading and I was doing commentary for the kids. If I read Suzi does commentary. Suzi was reading the 2nd chapter which covers the conception of Mary. I was explaining that Joseph and Mary were going to be married, when Mary got pregnant with Jesus. I explained that it was a bit of a problem in those days if you got pregnant and you weren't married at the time. So Joseph took care of Mary during that time.
Sam stopped the reading and asked "how do you get pregnant? Do you just pray real hard?" I said with a big smile on my face "well that certainly helps, but there is a whole bunch more to it."
I looked over at Patrick and he had his scriptures over his face, and he was trying to fight back a laugh I could tell. Patrick had the talk last year, so he is in on the know. So I said "Patrick he's gonna wish he hadn't asked that question when I give him the answer, huh?"
All the kids understand how the baby comes out, we just save the "how does the baby get in there?" stuff until they ask. Well Sam asked, and he is most likely going to get the answer.
He did try to get the cliff notes version before he went to bed. He asked Mom in the kitchen as he was headed upstairs for bed "does it just pop in there?" There is no stopping him now. He stumbled on to something.
Like I said to Patrick he's gonna wish he hadn't asked.
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