Learning her Faith

Madeline is thoroughly enjoying her CCD class at church. She loves the songs that Miss Ruby teaches the class. They always do fun arts and crafts while learning about God. In this weeks class along with their crafts they were sent home with a Rosary. (Madeline and James already have beautiful rosaries from Uncle Kevin and Aunt Stormy that were blessed by Pope John Paul II while they were on their trip in Rome) Though Madeline does not grasp yet this tradition of devotional prayers, she enjoyed counting all the beads and I told her that the number of beads going round and round are a great example of the infinite times she can pray to God. Madeline is very devoted about saying her Bedtime prayer, we say it together but often times after I turn out the light and walk out of her room I can hear Madeline "talking" to God. :-) I love the coloring pamphlets she gets sent home with because on the back of them is a "For My Family" section with small inserts about sharing the bible story they learned that class, nurturing our children, living our faith together, reflecting on our faith and praying as a family. I noticed there was a website you could visit where you could find games and activities to do with your child and articles to assist you in nurturing the faith of your child. So I wanted to share the website: www.RCLBenzigerPreschool.com.

Madeline's been curious this past week on the subject of "death". It's actually been a bit of a struggle for me to explain to her in a way I think my 4.5 year old would understand and not fear. When she first brought it up she was very concerned about dying. But tonight in the car on the way home from CCD class she said to me, "Mommy when we die we get to go to Heaven to live with God, but Mommy where are we going to sleep in Heaven...we can't stay up all night with God!?". A few moments later she made a comparison and said, "Mommy since we all go to Heaven after we die, that means Mia (her best friend from next door) will go to Heaven too, but if Heaven is big like church with lots and lots of rows of seats...how will Mia find me in Heaven so we can play!?". You gotta love the thinking of a 4 year old. :-)