No. 4 and I were in the car alone the other day – a rare treat, just the two of us! I don’t remember exactly how the conversation got started, but we began talking about Daddy and how he lives in heaven now. He asked when Daddy would be alive again, and I responded that he wouldn’t – his body died, so we don’t get to see him anymore. I reminded him that we would get to see him when it’s our turn to go to heaven, but until then, we could share stories and talk about Daddy whenever we want to.

He said, “I know, but is he alive in heaven?” So, I told him yes, that he’s alive in heaven with Jesus and probably getting to meet all sorts of cool people – maybe even Moses and Noah! He thought this was very awesome. We talked about how neato it must be to meet an angel in person and other Bible figures we might like to meet.

Then, he asked, “Is the box in heaven, too?” which threw me for a loop. I asked if he meant the box with Daddy’s body that quit working inside, and he said yes. I explained that the box is still in the ground at the cemetery where the flowers and stuff are, and it would stay there, but the Bible says that in heaven, you get a brand new body. I said that I don’t know exactly what the body looks like, but I bet it’s a nice, strong body – since Daddy was so strong – and definitely awesome, whatever it looks like, since God is perfect and anything he makes is awesome.

He replied casually, “Yeah, I bet it looks like Incredible Hulk.”