Rrrre-e-e-eally? Is that So?

Biblical Theology According to Noah

the Back story: My mom has 4 indoor cats. Tiger, Tinkerbell, Sassy, and Buddy. At least more than one cat has been getting sick at night and throwing up all over. not knowing the culprit(s) my dad took all 4 to the vet. turns out, 3 of them had to be put to sleep, only Tink got to come home.

Today, Riding in the car: I told nathan that a very sad thing happened at mimi's house. i told him that all of mimi's cats except for tink were very sick and they died. nathan started crying pretty hard. we've dealt with the death of a couple of pets at home already, so i thought he was going to handle this a little better, but i guess i was wrong. he was saying that he wished that sassy was still alive because she was his favorite. this is the converstaion that took place

Nathan: "why do our pets always have to die?"

Me: "beacuse all things have to die. even people have to die"

Noah: "but only sometimes"

Me: "no, all things die"

Nathan: "but why"

Me: "well, because Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden, and now all things have to die. but if you have Jesus in your heart, when you die you get to live forever with him in heaven."

Noah: "yeah, and if you're REALLY bad and mean, then when you die you have to go to Jail"

Me: "actually, Noah, if you break the law you can go to jail. if you don't have Jesus in your heart when you die then you have go be with the devil."

Noah: "oh, no, thats not good."

i have no idea where noah could have gotten that from, but i thought it was soo funny. i had to call daddy and nana and mimi too. it is so funny how kids sometimes rationalize and work things out in their mind. they pick up bits and pieces of stuff from everywhere and then try the best their little minds can work to figure stuff out. anyway, hope that gave you a chuckle.

by the way: mom, my sisters, and yes my dad too even though he'd Never admit it were pretty sad, but everyone seems to be okay.