Last night, a whispered conversation while tucking Dima into bed...
D: "I love you, Mama."
M: Looking him straight in the eyes, " I love you, too."
D: "And I love God and Jesus...(long pause)...I not want go to heaven, Mama."
M: "Heaven is a nice place. You get to be with God all of the time."
D: "I not want go to heaven...I stay here."
M: "Yes, you'll stay here for a long, long time."
Big, big smile on his face.
When he first said he didn't want to go to heaven, I tried to reassure him that heaven was nice. What he meant is that he didn't want to leave us, not that he didn't want to go to heaven.
He gets it.
He gets that this is home. That he gets to stay here. That he's not leaving.
That he belongs here with us.
We'll work on wanting to go to heaven another day. ;)
Thursday, April 30, 2009
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Very precious! These are the moments that make it all worth it!
What a wonderful reminder for us all! Your blog is now linked to the www.kidslake.org site. I am excited for the families to get to read your blog! Thanks for sharing your journey with us!
What a sweet moment!
I had to read this to Garth, too. :-) Precious!
Awww, so sweet! Levi has been saying that a lot lately, too, and it's just fabulous!
Alright. That made me teary-eyed. Thanks so much for sharing that sweet, awesome story!!
That is so precious!
Oh. That is really sweet. I'm so happy for your family - what a great adventure. Now, go get those girls!! :)
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