Last night I picked up my son after work and headed over to Grandma Jost's house for a family dinner. Grandma & Grandpa are known to their great-grandchildren as GG and P-paw. As I strapped him in I was explaining that we were going over to see GG and P-paw and all his cousins. His eyes lit up and this how the conversation went.
Elijah: Elijah want to see GG and P-paw!
Me: yes, you sure will.
Elijah: Elijah see Mary Jane.
Me: oh honey...
Elijah: Mary Jane live at GG and P-paw's house.
Me: sweetie. Mary Jane doesn't live at GG and P-paw's house any more.
Elijah: Mary Jane? [confused pause]
Me: She went to live with Jesus in Heaven.
Elijah: Heaven?
Me: Yes. She is very very happy in Heaven with Jesus.
Elijah: Mary Jane with Jesus now.
Me: yes honey.
Elijah: Mary Jane feel better now.
Me: yes. she's very happy and feels good now.
Elijah: Mary Jane no take more memicine now?
Me: nope. She's all better now. Jesus made her all better in Heaven. Isn't that wonderful?
Elijah: Mary Jane not sleeping at GG's house?
Me: No. She went to live with Jesus now, remember? In Heaven.
Elijah: Yeah! In a beginning God key-ated Heaven 'n uth.
Me: That's exactly right! You're so smart honey.
Elijah: I love play cars at GG's house!
Elijah: Elijah want to see GG and P-paw!
Me: yes, you sure will.
Elijah: Elijah see Mary Jane.
Me: oh honey...
Elijah: Mary Jane live at GG and P-paw's house.
Me: sweetie. Mary Jane doesn't live at GG and P-paw's house any more.
Elijah: Mary Jane? [confused pause]
Me: She went to live with Jesus in Heaven.
Elijah: Heaven?
Me: Yes. She is very very happy in Heaven with Jesus.
Elijah: Mary Jane with Jesus now.
Me: yes honey.
Elijah: Mary Jane feel better now.
Me: yes. she's very happy and feels good now.
Elijah: Mary Jane no take more memicine now?
Me: nope. She's all better now. Jesus made her all better in Heaven. Isn't that wonderful?
Elijah: Mary Jane not sleeping at GG's house?
Me: No. She went to live with Jesus now, remember? In Heaven.
Elijah: Yeah! In a beginning God key-ated Heaven 'n uth.
Me: That's exactly right! You're so smart honey.
Elijah: I love play cars at GG's house!
Here are Michael and Mary Jane at my cousin Jamie's wedding last Fall.
1 comment:
isn't it amazing what their little minds can grasp? Corban tells me every single day that JD's in heaven with Jesus, that Mama's sad, but that it's okay b/c 'JD not sick no more'.
that child-like faith...
So sorry for your loss. I cried and cried reading your 'hard times' entry, just couldn't find the words to say, other than I'm sorry. Praying for your family during this time, as I know how devastating it truly is. Praying God keeps you close, that you draw comfort from Him, cling to Him... that He gives you a fresh perspective of His goodness, and of the goodness to come when we one day to enter into His presence in Heaven!
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