Not a Body, Just a ...

SCENE: The Impala, driving home from soccer practice minutes ago.

Little One has put forth the propostion that each of us has an evil twin (who conveniently goes by the reverse spelling of his or her name) out to do the original person harm. They are all part of an evil organization called G.A.C.

After riffing on our first names, telling each of us to beware of our evil twin – I would say, watch out for so-and-so, so-and-so, reversing the names.

I conclude –

ME: God, watch out for Dog!

GIRLS: (Laughter and giggles)

PATCH (age 5): Dad, where is God?

ME: God is … everywhere. He’s not like us. He can be in more than one place at once. He is a Spirit, not a body.

PATCH: He doesn’t have a body?

LITTLE ONE (age 9): No, Patch, he’s a spirit. He doesn’t have a body.

PATCH: (pausing, deep in thought) … so … he’s just a head?

GIRLS: (Laughter and giggles)