Does is matter?

May 23, 2012 by Adrienne

Sterling asked me this afternoon why bugs don’t like to die. We got into a discussion about the fight for life God gave each of us.

“But we all have to die, when we’re old, because we sin,” Sterling said.

Contemplating this heartbreaking reality from a mother’s perspective, I sat there quiet for a minute.

“But Ruby sins the most.” Earth to Momma. Quiet ponderings over, I laughed. And laughed. And pondered instead the story of whose sin is greatest and why it doesn’t matter, since sin is sin. By the time I’d figured out a way to explain this, Sterling was off and gone and the moment was over.

I’m still laughing that he thinks Ruby’s the biggest sinner of them all.

About Adrienne

A homeschooling mother of eight, ages 15 and under, she chronicles life, laughs, struggles, and lessons learned as she raises a larger-than-most sized family and tries to figure out what she's doing day by day.

Comments

Kristin says
May 23, 2012 at 6:45 pm

Well, he had some great theology going there for a while. 🙂 That is pretty cute. I once asked to pray for Thanksgiving, soon after my great-grandma passed away. After mumbling for a looong time (like my grandpa did), I then asked “and please don’t let anyone else go to heaven. Amen.”. Which is why I think I’ll explain death to my kids in a little more detail than “she went to heaven”…
Adrienne says
May 24, 2012 at 8:09 am

We’re explained quite a bit to our kids, and I think it helps them realize more about why we’re created and why Christ came and how death is – now – not a bad thing. It’s still heart-breaking to hear your son’s statement that he know he has to die someday, but understanding is a good thing.