So, Rob and Hannah were playing with them the other night, and they got to the one that was empty (signifying the empty grave) and Rob went on and on about how Jesus isn't in there any more because He's alive and how great that is, etc. Hannah kept asking "Where'd Jesus go?" and looking around in the box, like she was missing a piece to her new toy. Rob kept telling her, "He's not in there, just like He wasn't in the grave any more because He was alive." She kept asking "where'd Jesus go?" so finally he just answered with, "He went to heaven and He's there with God."
Her answer...with a worried look on her face - "Jesus come back soon?"
Rob: "I sure hope so, Hannah."
She then looked inside her egg again, to be sure He wasn't there, and looked at the front door and said really loudly, "JESUS, COME BACK SOON!"
I'm really glad that we got these eggs - they're kinda cheesy, but they are helping make Jesus real to her, even though I know she doesn't really understand yet.
On a side note, "be back soon?" is something that she says all the time. Everyday that Rob is at work and we are at home, she asks all day long, "Daddy back soon?" When we have friends over and they have to leave to go home, she asks, "be back soon?" She's such a social little person, she constantly wants lots of people at our house. Maybe some of that is our fault, since we constantly have people at our house...
3 comments:
Wow that is so cool that yall are teaching her at a young age about the Lord. I think that I would have cryed to hear a child say "Come back soon". Kids will say things that will just break your heart. And at times say things that need to be said at that point in time.
Aww! This is so encouraging to hear from her. :) Thank you for sharing this!
Jill, that's a great story! One day it'll click inside her head and she'll probably remember the eggs for a long time. I think it was a smart idea!
kim
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