Where's Dr. Shuta When You Need Him?

Dr. Shuta was our theology/doctrine professor at Concordia who was incredibly smart and knowlegable about Lutheran doctrine, but a bit on the quirky side. I'm not sure he would have the ability to explain anything to a five year old given that he could never number the pages of his "book," but I thought back to my Doctrine days for some reason today when Jenna started asking questions about God.

We were in the car (of course, that's where all the good convos happen) and all of the sudden she said, "Mommy, I really love to learn about God and everything around us. I just want to learn more all the time. (This is such a good sign for us!) She goes on to say . . . "But I just don't get how God can be God and Jesus at the same time and that Jesus is God's son, but that must mean that God is Jesus's son, and I just don't get that."

So I am sitting in the car thinking about the fact that my five year old basically just asked me about the Trinity. How can I explain a topic that I can't get my brain around sometimes to a five year old? But how cool is it that she was asking that question?

She's at a great Christian preschool and I have loved every second of her time there. She has wonderful teachers who have inspired questions like this from her. I also love when she comes home and says stuff like, "Hey Mommy! Did you know that Joseph's brothers sold him and that he still loves them after all of that? I would never sell Abby:)" I just love when I can see her love and knowledge of God grow.

The above pictures really have nothing to do with the story, but I took them yesterday and thought I'd post them. They are getting so big . . .