Beautiful weekend

Finally, some nice weather!! We were getting so sick of the cold temps. They were predicting it to be in the 50's this weekend so we thought we would make the most of it. We took Daniel hiking on Saturday. We just wanted to get out of the house and enjoy nature. We actually hiked 3.5 miles, which is pretty far for a little boy. We packed a picnic and took a break half way through....





Then we came home and cheered the Cards on to a BIG victory over Syracuse! Woo Hoo - what a game! We realized that we've been home with Daniel almost a year and he's never been to White Castle. How can that be? So we decided it was time to remedy that. We celebrated the Cards victory with a few sliders.....



Another nice weekend!


And I have to share a conversation we had this morning. He always asks BIG questions when I am totally unprepared to answer them. We were running late to school, rushing to get there and singing along with a CD and then Daniel asks, 'Mom, what's awesome God?' (we had just been singing 'Our God is an awesome God') So I was telling him about how awesome God is - He made the world, He made the sun and the trees and the clouds and the animals and Mama and Daniel. He is so big and awesome and yet He loves and cares about us - and the choices we make each day.
'Mom - and God made Jesus.'
'Well - God and Jesus are the same person.' (how do you explain that in a way he can understand?)
'Mom - Jesus is 2 years old.'
'No sweetie. We celebrate Jesus' birthday and read books about when He was born as a baby, but He is all grown up now. He is Big.'
'Mom - how old is Jesus?' (what do you say to that?)
'Well, Jesus is forever.' (what was the right answer here? I finally had to agree that Jesus is 100 - because that's a number he understands. How do you explain no beginning and no end?)
'Mom - what is Heaven.' (there is a little girl in his class named Heaven - how confusing is that!)
'Heaven is God's home. It is a truly amazing place. The streets are gold and God lives there. And we will go live there someday. God made a mansion for us to live in.'
'Mom - what's a mansion?'
'It's like a castle. It's a special, big home and God made it for us to live in. We will go live with Him there someday.'
'When Mom?'
'When we die, we will go to be with Jesus in Heaven.'
(eyes as big as saucers) 'Mom, Daniel doesn't want to die!'


This conversation was really fast. We jumped from one topic to the next so quickly, before I could really explain and expound on one topic he was asking another question. And then, all of a sudden we were at school. I felt so inadequate. Some of those concepts I can't even wrap my mind around. How do I explain them to my 5 year old in 10 minutes? I guess I just need to be happy that he is asking the questions and wants to know about this great God of ours. He has seen that we talk to God, we talk about God, and he wants to know more.

Lord - help me to do it right. Give me the right words. Help me to jump on those opportunities with both feet, and point this child to you!