Whew! What a Christmas Break we had! I felt like we go, go, go the whole time. It's nice to be back and in the same old routines again.

Lately, Kayleigh is asking many question about dying. Here's how the conversation goes...

K: Mommy, why do we die?

Me: We die because our bodies are not meant to last forever.

K: Well, when will we die? Are you going to die soon?

Me: I don't know when we will die, but God knows.

K: Will I die soon?

Me: I hope not, I would be sad if you died soon.

K: Do you want me to die?

Me: No, Kayleigh, of course I don't want you to die, it would make me so sad. But did you know that if you believe and trust in Jesus, you get to go live with Him in heaven after your body dies here on earth?

K: Grandpa is with Jesus in heaven, did he believe in Jesus?

Me: Yes, he did. Do you believe in Jesus?

K: Yep! Do you?

Me: Yes!

K: Does Daddy?

Me: Yes!

K: And William?

Me: Yes, as much as a 2 year old can.

K: And Ame and Abba? And Granny and Papa? What about Tre and Emma?

Me: I'm pretty sure they do, but you can ask them yourself the next time you see them.

I'm not exactly sure what got her started on the topic of death, but it's pretty neat to see her growing in her understanding of God. She's starting to pray on her own about things, like splinters and being afraid at night. She even evangelized to Emma this weeks...telling her that if she believes in Jesus she gets to live with Him forever in heaven. That same day, Emma got a splinter from the playset and was really upset about the prospect of having it removed. Over the break, Kayleigh got a little piece of a sticker in her foot and refused to allow us to remove it, she said she would pray to Jesus and He would heal it. The next morning, she woke up exclaiming, "Jesus healed my sticker!", and He must have because that was the last I heard about it. Well, after Emma got her splinter, Kayleigh told her about Jesus healing her foot, and right there prayed to Jesus for Emma's splinter to be healed. It was so cool sitting there watching it all happen!