One dinner's conversation
My kids can sometimes get on a roll. Today was one of those days.
Dinner started out with Amy announcing that she wants DADDY to baptize her someday. Michael, not to be undone stated he wanted MOMMY to baptize him.
"But mommy can't baptize you, Michael." Amy stated emphatically.
"Why," I queried.
"Because mommy is a girl and only BOYS can baptize!" She declared.
I decided to forgo a lengthy discussion of women's ordination at the dinner table and instead did the distraction technique.
"Grandpa Mills baptized mommy," I stated.
"Oh, was he the one married to grandma Amy?" Amy asked.
"No, he was married to Grandma Mills."
Thereupon we had a long discussion of which grandparents were married to whom and which ones were alive when the kids were born, etc.
"Well," said Michael at the conclusion. "They're in the gwapes! When Desus come again they will come from the gwapes and go up!"
"Yes," I agreed! "It will be so nice to see all the relatives that have died."
"But Mommy," Amy asked, "Why did some people already get raised from the graves?"
(Eric had read Matthew 27:24-54 for worship a few nights ago. I didn't think either child was paying any attention. It mentions in this passage that after Jesus died, several people were resurrected in Jerusalem.)
To answer Amy's question, I talked about how Satan claimed the world was his and that the dead people were all his. At Jesus' death, He won the world back from Satan. Even though Satan still lives in the world, he is no longer the ruler. Dead people who die loving Jesus will someday be raised to life and go to Heaven. Suddenly, Michael interjected.
"In my Sabbath School Desus said, 'No, No Satan you can't have my pwetty world!'"
(My jaw nearly dropped open. It was true that in our Sabbath school class this exact phrase is stated as part of the Christmas story. I had no idea that Michael was actually paying attention and remembered what was said! He's only been to 2 to 3 of the Christmas programs as we have been traveling.)
I took some time to discuss the story of redemption and how Jesus promised to come and save the people Satan and tricked into obeying him. I concluded by reminding the children they don't have to be afraid of death because if they love Jesus the next thing they will see is Jesus coming in the clouds of glory to take them to Heaven.
"Mommy, only old people die." Stated Amy.
"No!" Michael rebutted. Cwistine died!"
"Uh?" I asked. "What do you mean?"
"Cwistine died in da pwane!" Michael stated again.
"Oh, you mean Christine, mommy's friend who died in the plane crash?" I asked.
"Yes," Michael was relieved someone figured out what he was trying to say.
I had TOTALLY forgot I'd told the story about my best friend dying in a plane crash as a bedtime story. Somehow, Michael not only remembered the story, but made the connection that Christine was a young girl who had died and therefore it's not just old people who die. Absolutely astonishing.
"Mommy, are you going to die?" Amy asked hesitatingly?
"Well, I hope not, I pray that I don't."
"Yes," Michael nodded his head. "Let's pway that mommy not die!"
"Well if you die," Amy stated glibly. "I'll go to your funeral."
Good to know.
The conversation took a few twists and turns from there. I had to get up and do the dishes and freely admit lost track of what they were discussing that is until Amy announced to Michael, "Well, I'm not going to marry you ANY MORE, I'm going to marry MY daddy instead."
Sorry child, mommy beat you to him....
Dinner started out with Amy announcing that she wants DADDY to baptize her someday. Michael, not to be undone stated he wanted MOMMY to baptize him.
"But mommy can't baptize you, Michael." Amy stated emphatically.
"Why," I queried.
"Because mommy is a girl and only BOYS can baptize!" She declared.
I decided to forgo a lengthy discussion of women's ordination at the dinner table and instead did the distraction technique.
"Grandpa Mills baptized mommy," I stated.
"Oh, was he the one married to grandma Amy?" Amy asked.
"No, he was married to Grandma Mills."
Thereupon we had a long discussion of which grandparents were married to whom and which ones were alive when the kids were born, etc.
"Well," said Michael at the conclusion. "They're in the gwapes! When Desus come again they will come from the gwapes and go up!"
"Yes," I agreed! "It will be so nice to see all the relatives that have died."
"But Mommy," Amy asked, "Why did some people already get raised from the graves?"
(Eric had read Matthew 27:24-54 for worship a few nights ago. I didn't think either child was paying any attention. It mentions in this passage that after Jesus died, several people were resurrected in Jerusalem.)
To answer Amy's question, I talked about how Satan claimed the world was his and that the dead people were all his. At Jesus' death, He won the world back from Satan. Even though Satan still lives in the world, he is no longer the ruler. Dead people who die loving Jesus will someday be raised to life and go to Heaven. Suddenly, Michael interjected.
"In my Sabbath School Desus said, 'No, No Satan you can't have my pwetty world!'"
(My jaw nearly dropped open. It was true that in our Sabbath school class this exact phrase is stated as part of the Christmas story. I had no idea that Michael was actually paying attention and remembered what was said! He's only been to 2 to 3 of the Christmas programs as we have been traveling.)
I took some time to discuss the story of redemption and how Jesus promised to come and save the people Satan and tricked into obeying him. I concluded by reminding the children they don't have to be afraid of death because if they love Jesus the next thing they will see is Jesus coming in the clouds of glory to take them to Heaven.
"Mommy, only old people die." Stated Amy.
"No!" Michael rebutted. Cwistine died!"
"Uh?" I asked. "What do you mean?"
"Cwistine died in da pwane!" Michael stated again.
"Oh, you mean Christine, mommy's friend who died in the plane crash?" I asked.
"Yes," Michael was relieved someone figured out what he was trying to say.
I had TOTALLY forgot I'd told the story about my best friend dying in a plane crash as a bedtime story. Somehow, Michael not only remembered the story, but made the connection that Christine was a young girl who had died and therefore it's not just old people who die. Absolutely astonishing.
"Mommy, are you going to die?" Amy asked hesitatingly?
"Well, I hope not, I pray that I don't."
"Yes," Michael nodded his head. "Let's pway that mommy not die!"
"Well if you die," Amy stated glibly. "I'll go to your funeral."
Good to know.
The conversation took a few twists and turns from there. I had to get up and do the dishes and freely admit lost track of what they were discussing that is until Amy announced to Michael, "Well, I'm not going to marry you ANY MORE, I'm going to marry MY daddy instead."
Sorry child, mommy beat you to him....
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