Owen, who just turned 6 a few days ago, took one of his leftover helium birthday balloons outside and let it go.
"What are you are doing?" I asked. I know that he knows it's gone for good and we won't suffer through the tears of a lost balloon like we would if his little brother had done this. So I was wondering if he liked watching how high the balloon would go, how it would travel through the air currents, stuff like that.
"I'm giving it to God," he replied.
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