Conversations with Kirby

Yesterday while my mini and I were outside playing and cleaning up the porch, she finally asked me about Koda.  I had not set her down to talk to her about what happened yet.  1) I was not ready.  2) I was not sure how to explain everything.  So here was our conversation:

Kirby: Here, let's make this bowl of soup for Koda.  Where is Koda?

Me:  Well, Kirby, let's go sit over on the porch swing.

Kirby: Ok, I will beat you (runs as fast as her 3 year old legs can take her to the swing, then looks at me with those precious baby blues to help her up.)

Me:  Kirby, Koda had an accident while we were gone in Montgomery.

K: Awwww, she's hurt her leg.  I'm Doc I can fix her.  Let's get her some food.  That will help hers feel better.

Me:  Honey, no, Koda got really hurt.  A truck hit her.

K:  hhuuuuuhhhhh….daddy's truck? 

Me:  No baby.  A big truck.  A really big truck we think.  

K:  looks at me with a confused look

Me:  You know Mac on the movie Cars?  We think a truck like that hit Koda.  She got hurt really, really, badly.  She isn't coming back.  She is gone.

K:  huuuuuuuuuhhhh … where'd she go?

Me:  Well, she went to Heaven.

K: huuuuuuhhhh …. who took her there?

Me:  God did.  

K:  huuuuuhhhh … frowny face  With Jesus and Dat?  Awwwww, I miss hers so much.

Me:  Yes Kirby, I miss her too.

K:  Can we go make hers soup now? ……..

This morning a cold front was blowing in and the rain was near.  I read Patton and Kirby Noah's Ark, then I let Kirby read it to Patton and I.  When we were done I walked over to our big glass door and said, "Look Kirby, the rain is about to be here."

Kirby: Rain?  We better go build an ark.

"So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.  So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. "  Genesis 6:13-14