Questions 3-year-olds ask

As I was tucking Calvin in last night, we sang 'the candle song' which he always requests (take your candle, run to the darkness, seek out the hopeless, confused and torn. carry your candle for all to see. take your candle and go light your world) Those are the only words we sing because they're the only ones I know. Then, I prayed. This was our conversation after I finished praying...

C: Mommy, is it snowing at Jesus's house? (It's been snowing all day here.)
Me: I don't know if it's snowing in Heaven, sweetie.
C: Is that where Jesus and God live?
Me: Yes.
C: But I don't see God.
Me: We will see Him someday when we go to Heaven.
C: Why not 10 days?
Me: Well, we have to die to go to Heaven, and we will live on Earth until then.
C: Why do we have to live on Earth?
Me: God has put us here to live and tell people about Jesus until He calls us home to Heaven. Heaven is our real home.
C: Will you sleep with me? I'm scary. (He means 'scared'.)

Calvin asks "Why?" about 1,500 times a day. He asks so many questions that he doesn't listen for the answer to and doesn't really want to know. He just likes to talk. It gets really frustrating sometimes and so many times I just want to ignore him or tell him to never ask why again. However, when he asks me questions about Jesus, I just soak it in and I want him to ask more. If he really wanted to stall at bedtime, which he always does, he should just ask a million questions about Jesus and I would stay with him and talk to him about it all night long. I love that he's interested and so much of the time I see that the wheels are turning, but every once in a while I get a glimpse into his thoughts, and it is a precious gift.

This video is old but good. Click Here to see a younger version of Calvin as he is first discovering who Jesus is.