Happy Birthday Jesus!

Last night we were all in our car driving to the Taylor family Christmas party when the song "Happy Birthday Jesus" came on the radio. T said "That sounds like K" when he heard the little girl singing on the song. I didn't think much of it other than K would have said 'wuv' instead of 'love'...

Today was one of those days that I wished I had an audio recorder in my car. K and I were driving to the gym when K was asking me questions about Jesus' Birthday Party. T and I try very hard to let the girls take in all the magic of Christmas but remind them frequently about the true meaning of all the celebrations which is Jesus Birthday. S is starting to grasp the idea which is exciting for T and I to see her learning about the real meaning, however we have tended to overlook K and her ability to really "get it"....until today. As she and I left the house this morning she asked me, "Is Jesus coming to our house for the birthday party?" To which I paused to think of how to answer this and said "no, he won't be there." I was afraid if I answered "yes" she would think a real person would be at our house for the party. Then she asked in a little bit of confusion "Are we going to Jesus' house for the party?" I said "no, we're not going to his house either." K said "Are we going to eat cake?" I said "yes, do you want to get some cupcakes for His party"? "Yeah!" she said excitedly. It was quiet in the car for a bit which is unusual when K is around. This gave me a moment to say a quick silent prayer for the right words to say to her. Then K asked me "mommy, where does Jesus live?" I replied "Jesus lives up in heaven." K asked me "where is heaven?" I said "I believe it is up in the sky." I glanced back at her as she looked out her window to the sky. I asked her "Can we see Jesus?" She said "no". I asked "can Jesus see us?". She said "no". I said "we can't see him but he CAN see us." I said "when we die we can go up to heaven and see Jesus." I asked her "does Jesus love you?" She said "yes". I said "Jesus loves you very much." As we pulled into the parking lot of the gym K said the sweetest words I have ever heard her say, "Mommy, I want to go see Jesus." I got a little teary eyed and said "I know, me too." K said "I want you to come and daddy to come and sissy to come too." It is hard to explain but in some ways I think she really gets it. Why do we make it so complicated as adults. Childlike faith: knowing Jesus lives in heaven (aka: up in the sky), we can't see Him but He can see us and He loves us very much and all K wants is to go see Him and have her family go too! Isn't that what we all really want for Christmas! Happy Birthday Jesus, Jesus we 'wuv' you!