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Christian Parenting Today, January/February 2001
Life in Our House
Humor from Readers
Edible Plants?
My son and I were taking a nature walk when he stopped in his tracks to stare at a large patch of cattails growing alongside the path. With great delight in his voice he exclaimed, "Mommy, look! Corn dog plants!"
Deb J. • The Dalles, Oregon
It's a Bird, It's a Plane
One day on the playground, my son's preschool teacher overheard him and his friend, Emily, having a conversation about God. "He is the biggest, the strongest and the fastest," said my son. Emily replied, "Yeah, and he made the mountains, the trees, the bugs and he can even save people." My son thought for a moment and said, "No, I think that's Superman."
Jayme M. • Sherman, Texas
Not-so-Fast Food
While waiting in the drive-through at a fast-food restaurant, my kids ages 5, 3, and 1 started to get restless. My 5-year-old, who was just learning to read blurted out, "Mommy, why aren't they going any faster?" "I don't know," I mumbled back to him. "Well, the sign says, 'NOW HURRYING,'" my son announced indignantly. I burst out laughing when I looked at the window and saw that the sign read "NOW HIRING."
Amy B. • via e-mail
"C" is for Cookie
One evening after dinner our family was eating store-bought cookies for dessert. My son stopped eating, looked at the cookie and said, "Hey, remember those really good cookies we got from the Girl Sprouts?"
Kathleen K. • Arvada, Colorado
God's on the Line
One day I was talking to my husband on the car phone. He told me that a matter we had been praying about at his job had been resolved. After I hung up, I took a minute to pray out loud, thanking God for his help. My 4-year-old son spoke up and asked, "Mommy, what were you praying about?" Without going into the details, I gave him a simple answer. He thought for a moment and then asked, "Was that Jesus on the phone?"
Beth T. • Sandersville, Georgia
This Little Piggy
My 4-year-old daughter, Allie, came running to me for comfort after she'd hurt her toe. I asked her which one and she replied, "My market toe!" I never realized how something so simple as "This Little Piggy Went to the Market" can stay with us.
Kelly T. • Phoenix, Arizona
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