I love Saturday mornings with the girls with nowhere to go because of the conversations we have that come from just hanging out together, relaxed and comfortable. This morning was no different, except the line of conversation took an interesting turn- it became about heaven. Kaley has talked a few times of heaven and asked questions as most kids would do. We talked a lot about it when my grandma passed away but it has come up recently and today she was playing with her toys and asked if she could bring her toys to heaven with her. Then she asked if she could bring her beloved woof woof and blankie with her as well. She was visibly upset and very worried about it. I tried as best I could to explain what heaven was and how happy a place it was, but I could not bring myself to tell her that she couldn't bring anything with her.
I admit that I was torn. I was torn between wanting to protect her heart from the sadness that would come if she knew she couldn't bring those things that she loves the most heaven with her, yet at the same time, I didn't want to be untruthful with what I know about heaven and paint a picture that she would later realize is not the truth.
Kaley is at a precious place on her faith journey. She has been talking more about Jesus living in her heart and asking questions about prayer, Jesus, the Bible and of course heaven. I want her to ask questions about all of these things as she grows in her faith as this is a critical part of her journey. It is just difficult to know how much information to give a four year old.
In the end, we prayed together and asked God to give her heart an understanding about heaven that she can grasp and to give her a sense of comfort and peace. In the meantime, I will seek the advice of those mamas and dads who have tread this course before and of course pray for God's wisdom.
Why, oh why, do these conversations come up when the pastor is not here?
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