and into the galaxy....

Someone asked me today, why does it rain and why are there floods? Why do people die? Why are lady bugs red and black? Why are there gay people?  Although I do hesitate, in my very philosophical of moods (maybe had something to do with the rain) I began to explain why to all of the above questions. Who am I you ask, to answer or even try to answer these questions? Well, in my eyes, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to answer them. Based on my beliefs, (me being raised Catholic, not belonging to an organized religion) I think you can answer any question. So, why does it rain? Of course we all know this answer… because this is how God waters Earth. :0) Why are there floods? Because some negative force wants us to lose our faith in God and blame  Him that these devastating events are happening… my God, could not be so unloving as to create such devastation. Why do people die? This one was tough.. and I did get choked up about it because of the recent floods in the Philippines, but its just the way life is. Ten people die, ten people are born… other than that, I have nothing else. Lady bugs? The male lady bugs are actually the ones with the black spots. This is how they were created so the “lady”bugs know they can kiss them.. and the last one, which to me wasn’t tough at all.. I think I had a harder time answering the lady bug question, Why are there gay people? Again, my God… is not a god that doesn’t love. Gay people are not “gay people” they are people and should be treated the same.. this is yet another test to see if we can love everyone equally. As a mom, I have found myself having to answer these questions and so many others that I’m speechless and begin to think how the heck did you come up with that? I mean, did God in a cruel jokingly way build little nodes in their brains to come up with these specific, put me on the spot questions? Or I guess I can assume that this is another way of life, and the only way for us as kids to grow is by questioning what so many adults fear to know. These answers to the questions (that to my kids may seem petty, and funny to ask) will set their thinking patterns for their future and for the way they see life and people. This is a responsibility that I don’t think hits us as parents until the day the curious part of their little brain peeks out. However, I am confident that my kids will grow to love the world for what it is…. the end for now.