Theological Questions from a 5-Year Old

The other day I was working at the computer and Bria comes up to me with a question.  Here is what the conversation sounded like (to the best of my recollection):

Bria: Mom, when we go to heaven will we see Jesus and God? Because sometimes when we talk about God we talk about Jesus and God, like when Jesus came to earth. But sometimes when we talk about God we talk about only God. So will we see them both in heaven or just one?

Me (blown-away and caught a bit off guard): I don't know for sure. We don't know what God will look like in heaven. When we go to pastor's house this afternoon you can ask him.

We went to pastor's and she forgot to ask the question. I continued to think about it.

The next day we were driving in the car and I had a clearer answer for her (although I can't guarantee it is right since I have not been to heaven yet).

Me (something to this effect): In the bible it tells us that Jesus will be sitting at the right hand of God (see Matthew 26:64; Mark 14:62, 16:19; Acts 7:55; Romans 8:34; Hebrews 12:2). To me that means we will see Jesus and God, but remember there are three parts of God--God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. God has three parts (we have discussed the Trinity with her before) and since we can see Jesus and God in heaven we may also see the Holy Spirit. Did you remember that God is made of God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit?

Bria: I remember mom. One of the videos grandma has (What's in the Bible) shows a triangle with God at the top point and Jesus and the Holy Spirit at the other points.

Me: That is a good way to remember it. God is above Jesus and the Holy Spirit, but they are still equal. That is what the triangle is trying to show us.

Then she was distracted by something and the conversation was over.  I just couldn't believe what all she had been thinking about and understood.

Pictures from a friend

A couple of weeks ago we went to the birthday party of one of our friends’ two-year old.  They had one of their horses saddled, and said that every kid needs pony rides on their birthday.  I didn’t take my camera, so my friend shared her pictures with me.

Bentley riding by herself.  The horse is being led.

Bria on the horse with their friend whose birthday we were celebrating.

Bria helping lead the horse while Bentley rode with the birthday boy.

The girls thought it was the greatest party ever and didn’t want to leave because they wanted to keep riding the horse.

We were going to go back and ride the horse in just a few days when the calves were being worked, but it rained that day.  We did end up doing some of the calves the next afternoon, so both girls got to ride a different horse with David then.

My friend who took the pictures is a photographer and you can check out her website here: http://www.cristenjoyphotography.com/