Conversations with my Daughters

Kendyll's new favorite CD to listen to is Nichole Nordeman (I couldn't be prouder!). She loves her pretty piano, her pretty hair, and the song "Breathe". She knows every word, and I don't care how many times I've heard her sing it, I still smile huge and get a little misty-eyed each time. Her sweet voice combined with such incredible words about God, are just too much!

So, today, she was singing "Do You wish, do You want us to breathe again? Say goodbye to the lines that we've colored in, brown and gray, from day to day...Do You cry, do You hope for all things made new, try and try to invoke us to live in You? That we might be the hands and feet of this mystery, yeah...."

This and many other songs on Kendyll's "favorites list" have led to great conversations where she asks me some pretty challenging questions about faith and the God we serve. Today, the question was "Why does it say we are hands and feet?"

Ummmm.....well, where do you start on that one?

So, I briefly told her that before Jesus went back to heaven, he told us we should try to be just like Him and that we should tell everyone about God and Jesus, so that they will love Him and can go to heaven with us. (that was the short version)

From there, we spent a long time talking about heaven. She can't wait to be there, and her passion for it (although it scares me sometimes to hear her so eager to go there), makes me excited too. Today, we talked about how great it will be to not ever be sad, to not ever cry or get boo-boo's or be scared, or angry....and how wonderful it is to know we will be happy all the time because we'll be with God.

Then, here's my favorite part. "Mommy, I think in December, Jesus will come back. And, He will come get me and hold my hand, and I will tell you to come with me! And Daddy and Carlie too! And, we will go right up into heaven with Jesus and God. And, do you know what we will do all the time?....We will bounce around on the clouds and go really high and it won't even be scary! We will just laugh and laugh and laugh." I have to say the knot in my throat was rather large. And, I could barely get my response of "Kendyll, I can't wait to do that with you" out of my mouth.

I love the simplistic way that children capture the very nature of God, and the ease with which they let go of this world we are in, and long to be with the Lord....to bounce on the clouds.

On another note, conversations with my other daughter are pretty fun these days too. She now says the cutest things like:

"Wherego? Day-Tis!" (Where'd it go? Oh, There it is!)
"Tiss n Hud" (Kiss and Hug)
"Heh-Doe" (Here you go!)
"Whehmasoo?" (Where are my shoes?)
"Nee Binka" (I need my blanket)
"addiblkjektjakgte(unintelligible) PASS, peeeaaas?" (Can I please have my pass (pacifier), please?)
"Addie a dod!" (Annie's a dog!)
"Pa Pa Bible" (Pat Pat the Bible)

Although these two sets of conversations sound very different, they thrill my heart in such similar ways. :)