Tough Questions

On the ride to school today Amelia dropped a tough one on me out of the blue. We were just riding quietly when she asked "Daddy, are you going to go to Heaven before me because your daddy went before you?". It was at that point that I realized I'm not sure what is scarier to a 4 year-old....the concept of dying and going to Heaven yourself or the concept of your parents going to Heaven and leaving you here alone. So, I went a different route. I just told her neither one of us was in Heaven right now, so let's just enjoy that and worry about the rest later...and then I stomped on the gas and got her to school as fast as I could.