Angel Party

The angels in Heaven are throwing a HUGE party right now.  Wanna know why?

My sweet, firstborn, Lydia asked Jesus into her heart last night.
It is a great story.  All last week she has been asking and talking about hell and Jesus and sin and all that stuff.  On Thursday she asked us, Joel and I, if she would go to Heaven when she dies.  We explained to her, that if she wanted to go to Heaven, she needs to ask Jesus into her heart, and if she didn't then she would go to hell.  She then asked what hell was like so we told her.  We did not tell her every detail, but we told her the truth.  Well, that night, in the middle of the night she woke up crying and came into our room and told us that she had a dream about hell and she did not want to go to hell forever.  Joel took her back to bed and told her we would talk about it tomorrow.  The next day, she brought up her dream and we talked about it a little.  That night at bedtime, after putting Tessa to bed, we went into Lydia's room and talked her through the plan of salvation via the Roman's Road.  We asked her questions and asked if she understood everything, and  she said yes.  We then told her that when she was ready to ask Jesus into her heart and life to let us know and we would talk her through it. We wanted to make sure it was her decision, on her own time, and not us pushing her into it, just because she "understood".
Well, last night, after laying in bed for about an hour and a half, she came out and told us that she was ready to ask Jesus into her heart. So, we went into her room and asked her a number of questions to make sure she knew what she was doing and that she really had a grasp on it.  She did.  So, she then prayed and asked Jesus to forgive her sins and to come into her heart and life and to give her eternal life.  It was emotional and she just had this huge grin on her face afterwards. 
I know she is only 4, but she totally understands, and I am so happy and excited that my daughter is going to be in Heaven with me for eternity.  We made sure we called both sets of grandparents last night so she could tell them what she had done.  It was a very exciting night.
So, all that to say that the angels are having a party in her name today and I think we are going to go out for ice cream to celebrate Lydia's 2nd Birthday! :)

I love my sweet daughter, and now sister in Christ!!!!
Love you Lydia Joy!
P.S.  My next goal is potty training Tessa next month!  Little steps! :)