Sparkle: (Looking thoughtful) Mom, can I tell you a secret that T (cousin) told me?
Me: Sure, what is it?
Sparkle: Our president thinks it's okay to... the babies in mommy's tummies... to... to give them bad medicine... to kill them. That's very bad, Mommy.
Me: Yes honey, some people think that it's okay...
Wow.
The discussion continued with me telling her about how God creates each and every baby and how sad it is when people don't love those little babies like He does. I also made sure to tell her how excited I was to find out that she was in my tummy and how I loved her and wanted to protect her so that she would be healthy and strong.
What heavy bedtime conversation! What a world we live in that I would have this discussion with my daughter at the tender age of five. While it saddens me that my baby would have to think about such weighty issues, I am proud that she recognizes the value of life and glad that she felt that she could come to me and talk about something that was difficult for her to think about.
What a good reminder for me to pray for wisdom! Lord knows that many more conversations like this one are in our future. What a daunting privilege motherhood is!
