The Egg ~ 3 in 1

So it's been a wild ride for the Flowers in the past 6 weeks: illness, job changes (positives), loss of pet, gaining of two in addition to the normal business of life.In the middle of this Emily has been asking questions about God and Jesus. She's asked things here and there over the past year but in the last month the questions have been coming with more frequency and deeper content. She asks if God Jesus and the Holy Spirit are all the same. I tell her yes. She asks how- I explain. She wrestles with many other hows and whys. I tell her the answers I know and I tell her I don't have all the answers but what I do know is that God loves me, wants a relationship with me and has a plan for me. Later, my sister helped Emily put the Trinity visually with an egg. She liked that. Fast Forward: So, in the midst of this our pet passes away. I knew it would hit Emily pretty hard. To help her artsy self (and me) to process and grieve we decided we would each make a scrapbook of Tess and the things we so loved about her. We headed out to Hobby Lobby one week after Tess died and picked out all the supplies we would need. Emily is so excited and chattering away and I'm trying not to let a tear slip. I can see this whole exercise is definitely what Emily needed. As we head back home Emily starts asking more questions about God. I give her the bridge analogy again. When I tell her our sin will keep us away from God forvever without Jesus she replies truly moved with, "that's sad". Clearly she did not like the thought of being without God. as we are on the highway she tells me to plug my ears. Really on IH35 at 65 mph?! I do my best to safely oblige. She tells me I can unplug my ears and after I inquire she explains: "I told God I was sorry and I want Him to be in my heart." My heart sings with gladness for my little girl. As sad as I was to let Tess go, God knew it would be the catalyst He used to bring Emily closer to Him. I can explain the details of this multi layer process but we all know it would be very long. Emily will be baptized along with her brother on May 17th.