Conversations with a kid: It's going to be a series!

I'm going to be starting a new series on my new and improved blog, hopefully to be written every Thursday, called "Conversations with a kid".  I've put a lot of thought into this little endeavor and I have to say that I am quite excited about it. I must be excited because as some of you know I never commit to anything unless I'm excited about it. So without further ado, the first entry in what will undoubtedly be a long series of blog entries.

Conversations with a kid:

Matthew's heart to heart moment

As the Roane family was just finishing up their dinner Matthew, who is five years old and still speaks with a pretty heavy lisp suddenly blurts out, "Daddy, you know how you will get old one day and then you'll die?"

Nate, steadies himself for what he thinks is sure to be a difficult conversation. When he feels prepared to address the topic and calm his little boy's fears about the inevitable he answers.

"Yes, Matthew. But you know that won't be for a very very long time. You will be a grown man with a family of your own when I finally die."

"Yeah daddy, I know, but you know how you will die one day?"

"Yes, I do know."

Matthew's expression is thoughtful. "Well, when you do get old and die, in a long long time, I'm going to take all your clothes and suits and wear them."

(I hope he puts that in the eulogy.)