Kids think about things much more than we give them credit for. They ponder what they've been told and try to come up with explanations for the "why." The funny part comes in when they misunderstand a key word. Case in point:
For the last week or so, Caleb has been asking me "Mommy, what is gravy?" He asks this a lot. I'm thinking...what's up with gravy? I never make gravy because the kids don't like it. We've had it a few times at Thanksgiving and maybe a handful of times in between. When Caleb asked me what gravy is, I would explain that it's like a sauce that you eat on your food. After I'd explain that, he would look down like he was in deep thought, confused about my answer.
This morning, he finally "finished" the question, and I realized why he was confused. He very seriously looked at me and asked "Mommy, why did the soldiers put Jesus in the gravy?" The last few weeks, we've been talking about the crucifixion and ressurection of Jesus a lot to explain what Easter is all about. The kids hear about it on the radio, and at Sunday School too. Caleb must have kept hearing "gravy" instead of "grave." No wonder the poor thing didn't understand! I love the fact that he's been thinking about what we've been teaching him. I also love the fact that he's willing to ask so many questions in order to understand.
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