Calvin told us he prayed to receive Jesus as his Savior

Yesterday I was dealing with a situation with Calvin and discipline.  I had to separate him from the rest of the kids for awhile because of his behavior, and Dave was talking to him while he was separated from the group.  I don't even remember what the offense was.

Dave was explaining to Calvin that once someone receives the gift of salvation he also has the power of the Spirit with in the person to help make better choices.

Calvin then told Dave that "sometime after Christmas" he prayed in his sunday school class to ask Jesus to be his Savior.  He explained that the lesson he was taught was about the reality of hell and how God provided Jesus as a gift to take our sins away so we don't have to go there.  He said he squirmed and was uncomfortable thinking about hell and decided to ask Jesus to be his Savior.  He said he did it quietly and didn't tell his teacher about it either.  He didn't tell us either.  So I'm not really sure when it happened, but I could ask his SS teacher, Doriece.  She said she soberly teaches that lesson every year to the 5 and 6 yr olds and knows its a powerful one, not really one that is lighthearted and happy to hear about, but also very important.  I'm thankful for her dedication in teaching as she's done for years.

Calvin was serious in explaining his decision.  I told him angels in heaven celebrated and had a party for him because he accepted Jesus' gift of salvation.  He said, "really? A party? just for ME!?" :)

Calvin is a thoughtful boy who really loves to please.  If he knows someone has a favorite thing he'll go out of his way to find a way to please that person. I'm often the recipient of such gifts.  He knows I love chocolate. He opened a box of his valentine candy that was 5 chocolates last night (I was not home at the time)...gave a piece to everyone in the family, and saved one piece of chocolate for me.  He was so excited to run to my bedroom this morning and tell me about it and give that one saved piece of chocolate.  What a sweetie.

Another little lesson Calvin picked up a few weeks ago was that you can't ask for a gift back.  When you give a gift, you can no longer have it back.  He gave Violet some money from his jar and later asked for it back, and when she said no, he got very upset.
Dave illustrated the lesson and said "well, then I'm going to ask for your Christmas presents back."  and he realized that since we had given them to him, we can't ask for them back.

He had an overnight date with Aunt Rachel and asked him about things in her house.  One thing in the guest room where he slept was a decor item and he asked her where she got it.  She told him someone gave it to her as a gift.  He said, "then they can't ask for it back, it belongs to you now!"