We took the kids to the cemetery to lay flowers on their Great Grandpa's grave in honor of Memorial Day. On the way there I tried to explain to Breena that Great Grandpa is still in heaven, but we are going to place flowers on a special sign made just for him. I don't feel she is old enough to comprehend what a cemetery is really all about. She thought about the flowers for a while. And then said to us, "I am going to pet Maggie when we get there!". Dave & I started at each other, stunned at what to say to her. Cautiously I explained that we can't visit Heaven and it will be a very long time before she gets to go there. So for now we will just visit this special place for Great Grandpa. She accepted that answer and happily placed her red carnation on his grave marker when we arrived. I truly wish Heaven was reach like it is in her simple, innocent mind. It sure would be nice to give Grandpa one more hug or pet Maggie one more time...
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