A lesson on life from Brenna Grace

My eldest child has a way with words. She always has. Sometimes it's funny, and sometimes it's more mature than her short 8 years of age. Last night was the latter. I was showering the girls when Macie blurts out "I'm sad that MeMawMom went to heaven." This isn't a new statement for her, and it didn't shock me much. She says this about once a day at random times. But what shocked me is that as soon as she said it, Brenna piped up and said "I'm not." This took me by surprise and I stopped for a second. Then I said "You're not sad that MeMawMom went to heaven?" She replied "Nope. Because she isn't laying in her bed and hurting anymore. She's all better in heaven. And cokes aren't bad for you in heaven. So she can have all she wants. And she can even have Diet Coke in heaven because it's not bad for you either!" Wow. I didn't have the words. I am 35 years old and I still share Macie's feelings. I want to be selfish and be sad that MeMawMom is in heaven. I want blurt it out at random times during the day that I am sad. (Don't worry, I don't do that, but rest assured that some days I WANT to!)But my 8 year old has a more mature outlook on things than most adults. She GETS it. I am so thankful that she reminds me WHY we are thankful MeMawMom is in heaven. I wouldn't wish those bad days back on my Mama for anything. Sure- I want her here. But I want her here in the shape she was in 3 years ago. BEFORE the C word turned our lives upside down. But that isn't possible. God had a plan. Even if His plan and MINE weren't the same, I have to trust that His plan was for a reason. And I do trust that. I am thankful that my Mama isn't hurting anymore. She has a perfect body. She can drink cokes all day long if she wants! :) As I typed this- I remembered another story..... On the way to EL Reno this summer to spend some time with Mimi, Mom and I pulled through Starbucks to get a strawberry Frappuccino. That was Mom's FAVORITE drink. So we decided a Venti Frapp was needed for the drive! We ordered and when we pulled around, they gave us two Venti CARAMEL Frappuccinos instead. So I told them that's not what we ordered, and they agreed to fix it. So they gave us our two Venti Strawberrys n Cream and then told us to keep the Caramel as well! If you're doing the math, that's FOUR venti frappuccinos for two people! We laughed forever about the thought of drinking all of them. :) We drank a few drinks of the Caramel and then chunked it to drink our beloved Strawberries in Cream. And as Mom was drinking hers, she said "I bet this is what Heaven is like. FULL of Strawberries and Cream Frappuccinos!" I sure hope it is Mama......I hope it is.

One for each hand!