When Will I Die Mommy?

Tonight as I was laying Alex down to bed, he paused and said, "When will I die Mommy?"

I paused a moment at the question and said, "Well, I don't know. Nobody knows when they will die. But I do know that some people die when they are very old and some die when they are very young and some people die in between somewhere."

He said, "Why do people die when they are very old?"

I responded, "Well, our bodies work work work all life long and eventually they get all worn out and don't work anymore, kind of like one of your old toys. But, some people die in accidents or from sickness too."

I then said, "Alex, can I ask you a question?"

"Sure mommy."

Mom: "How come you want to know when you will die?"

Alex: "Well, I just don't want to have owies anymore."

Mom: "Do you mean you want to die so you won't have owies anymore or you don't want to die because you think it might give you owies?"

Alex: "Oh I just want to die so I won't have owies anymore."

Mom: "Well, I think you are a very special boy because you already understand that when we die we are resurrected and don't have to feel owies anymore. We will get to live with Jesus and our families forever. I can't wait to see Jesus and hug him and hold his hand."

Alex: "Why do you want to hug him?"

Mom: "Well, I love Him and He has done so much for me. I want to see Him and see what He looks like and hug him and talk to Him."

Alex: "Yeah, we don't really know what He looks like. We know what OUR bodies look like though."