"grand" questions

When I picked up our grandboy Sunday

 afternoon,he told me he had a bad dream

 the night before and it had scared him.

So every night this week, when we

 prayed at bedtime, I have prayed that

 he would have happy dreams

not scary ones.

 Tuesday night, about 2 AM,
 he crawled into bed with me.

Another bad dream had scared him.

He said, "Gran, I think God
 forgot what you said."

I'll have to admit, in the middle
 of the night, it was a little funny,
 but I did not laugh.

Instead, I quickly said,

"Oh, no, sweetie, God never
 forgets anything."

( I know He forgets our sin... 
but I was not up to explaining that to a
 five year old in the middle of the night! )

"Then why did He let me have a bad dream?"

Again, at 2 AM, I wasn't ready
 to answer that, so I just said,

"I don't know, but I do know
 that God loves us and does not
 want us to be afraid."

Since then, I have prayed about it and

 I have a better answer for him now.

We will talk about it tonight.

I hope he will understand.

A couple of weeks ago, my daughter

 said the realization that Little E

 is not just a little body for her to care for,

but, rather, a little soul she is responsible 

for teaching and influencing, was 

becoming more and more real to her.

His question reminded me that my job in

that department is not over! 

God expects me to not only love these grands,

but to be ready for every teachable moment

that comes along.