Talkin' About Heaven...

Last night, on the way home from church there was a beautiful full, glowing moon.  Gracelyn and Ayden were sitting in the back of the car, talking about how pretty it was.  Then Gracelyn asked, "Mommy, does Jesus live on the moon?" And then started one of the sweetest conversations I have ever had in my life...

"No, Gracelyn, Jesus doesn't live on the moon.  He lives in Heaven," I told her. 
"Well, is Heaven in the sky?"  asked Ayden.
"No," I replied, "Heaven is past the sky.  We can't even see it," I told him.
"Well, how come we never go there?" asked Gracelyn.
"Yeah," said Ayden, "Let's go to Heaven!"
I had to think a minute before I could respond to this.  What exactly could I say?
"We can't go to Heaven yet.  That's where we'll go when we die," I told them. 
"Well, I don't want to do that!" Gracelyn exclaimed.
"You don't want to do what?" I asked.  "You don't want to go to Heaven?"
"I want to go to Heaven, but I don't want to die!" said Gracelyn. 

TO BE CONTINUED...