Coming to Jesus

Rob and I had a moving night last night while tucking Avonlea in. I forget exactly why we got on the topic, but Avonlea started asking questions about heaven and so we explained to her that to get to heaven, you have to accept Jesus as Lord of your life and ask Him into your heart. She was asking questions about how we actually get to heaven (physically flying into the clouds was how she pictured it...not bad for a 3-year-old!) as well as what it looked like and what was there. Then Rob explained to her that she has to pray a special prayer, inviting Jesus into her heart and then she could join Daddy and I and her family/friends who have accepted Him. Rob lead her in a simple prayer and at the end (we'll never forget this!), he said, "...in your name" and Avonlea repeated, "A-V-O-N-L-E-A". She spelled out her name. It was too cute we chuckled a little and then finished the prayer. Of coarse, we know that she's 3 and may not understand the fullness of everything, but for a 3-year-old, she seemed to grasp the jest of it and was very excited that now she gets to join Daddy and I in heaven someday. The innocense of a child. It's priceless. Never-the-less, we were so touched and feel so fortunate to help lead our children in living lives of service for the Lord. We'll never forget last night.