What do you think God looks like?

Eric asked me tonight what God looked like. I said that I didn't really know, because I have never seen Him in person yet. I told Eric I was looking forward to seeing what God looks like when I go to heaven one day. I asked Eric what he thought God looked like. After a second's pause, he said, "I think he's like a big caterpillar." When I asked why he thought that, he just smiled. "I don't know", he said, "just a big caterpillar". And then he asked a tougher question. "What is hell like"? Try getting your inquisitive 4 year old to bed after that one!

And then Anna surprised me today too with a deeper theological comment. Caleb has been telling us all "NO" rather emphatically lately, especially when he is being defiant. I caught her scolding him, "We use nice words because that makes God happy with us. We talk nice to each other and love each other". I guess there are a few things we are teaching her that haven't passed out the other ear completely. Now if I can only remind her of this truth when she is saying to me, "I don't love you or like you", one of her favorite things to say to get a rise. My comeback to that one these days is, "I'm sorry you feel that way because I sure do love you, even when you are talking mean". That usually gets her to change her tune.

Today I am thankful for kids who learn, little by little, what it means to love God and each other. And thankful that God has chosen me and Chad to try to teach them. How much we learn in the process!