I was a little upset with my daughter today. She is a smart girl, so when she is absent minded, it can rub me the wrong way. While she was in her room reading, I remembered one of my favorite stories about her. I felt a need to share it.

A couple years ago, we had one of Abigail's friends come on an outing with us. Along the way, we stopped at a fastfood drive-thru for lunch. While waiting in the line, the little girl guest we had noticed a man standing on the roadside. She pointed him out to Abigail and said, "You know what, Abby? That man is going to Hell because he has tattoos and smokes. Jesus doesn't want people like that in heaven." This definitely got my attention. Abs looked out the window at him. At that moment, he was squatting down picking up some papers an older woman had dropped. I looked at his tattoos, which were covering all of his skin that was in sight. They were primarily crosses and scripture verses. Abigail looked back at her friend and told her, "You know what? I think Jesus wants everyone to accept His forgiveness. I hope that man comes to heaven, 'cause he will make it even more colorful."

Very thankful that my then seven-year-old would see the big picture, avoid judging others, and realize that none of us are perfect, but we are all able to accept the forgiveness offered by God through Jesus.