In our devotional last night at bed time I was reading a passage in Luke that said...roughly..."if you cause one of these little ones to stumble it would be better for you to have a millstone hung around your neck and cast into the sea." For some reason I elaborated on that point which caused some amazing interaction. To get to the point, heaven was brought up and Jett figured out that we are leaving 'here' and going 'there'. His face went blank and the wheels were turning so fast in his head I could see smoke rising. Acutally, I could see tears. He looked like a kid getting forced to ride a roller coaster for the first time.
Dad...Um....uh...will I...um...well...what...um...
He proceeded to confirm that it was after we get old, after we die, that his toys or something just as fun will be there and that every family member...by name...will be there. He was still shaky by the end but forced a smile. He wants to stay home...in this house. Maybe he's still getting over moving in November and doesn't want to move again.
Anyway, I was so happy to see a step in the understanding of God and was ashamed I had not provided more of an opportunity for him to realize all this sooner. Those "boring devos" at night can be so exciting for the kids if we'll just trust in their understanding and quit racing to the end so we can all go to sleep.
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