I know, you're thinking "Easter?? It's the end of summer and you're talking about EASTER?" I am. Only because Elijah is.
My son has a great memory. He remembers that when we went to a friends' house to celebrate Easter this year there were jelly beans at the table. He also remembers that someone dropped a ceramic bunny off at our door that was carrying some jelly beans inside of it--all for him.
Elijah loved the jelly beans. And he still remembers how wonderful they taste. And so, he's been asking for jelly beans lately. To this I reply, "Well, we can maybe get some more jelly beans for Easter." Today we had a longer conversation about it, and I couldn't help but want to share this with all of you...
Elijah: Can I have jelly beans?
Me: Yes, maybe you can have jelly beans when Easter comes.
Elijah: Oh. What's Easter?
Me: Easter is a Holiday that we celebrate. We remember that Jesus died and rose again; he conquered the grave. He paid the debt for our sin.
Elijah: Oh. Easter is a Holiday?
Me: Yes, Easter is a Holiday.
Elijah: Am I a Holiday?
Me: No, you are not a Holiday. A Holiday is not a person.
Elijah: When Easter comes to my house, I will give him jelly beans.
priceless!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove it. Selah last week randomly said "will we be in Boston for egg day this year?". I said "Um - egg day, what is that?". She said "the day when you get chocolate eggs remember mummy". "Oh - Easter". On the plus side she has a great memory - we haven't mentioned Easter since it happened last. On the minus side, she thinks it is "Egg day" - so much for any Christian influence...
ReplyDeletePS - this is Emma not Huck - no idea why it says I am Huckleberry (wish I could understand computers...)
This is hysterical Li! :-)
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