Last night I was putting Charlie and Aubrey to bed and our normal routine is read 2 books, pray, get the radio set and nightie night. Throw in some arguing over a CD or radio and that's pretty much what we do every single night. Last night after reading Aggie Nursery Rhymes i went into telling them the story of Easter. I asked them what Easter is and of course both responded with hunting eggs and seeing a bunny. Of course that's what I expected. We haven't done the best job in preparing them in the important part of our belief surrounding Easter. So, I called up all my knowledge of Easter and transformed it into something appropriate for a 3 and almost 5 year old. Started with how Jesus died on the cross for our sins and then was raised on the 3rd day. For a 4 year old full of questions that was completely mind boggling as we have just talked about how Doda has gone to Heaven, but not coming back. 50 questions later we move into how Jesus was taken up into Heaven to be with God and because of Him we will get to be with Him one day, too. Transfiguration, the Holy Ghost, and God will have to wait for another day!
A little excerpt from our conversation:
Me-"....and that is how we get to be with Jesus in Heaven one day."
Aubrey-"and then we'll go get our teeth cleaned?"
Laying the foundation to be able to talk about God and Jesus throughout the day--asking them for help and guidance--that's my goal for my babies. They need to know we can talk to God all day and he will be available. Note to self.
