Children Anecdotes

From time to time I'm going to post "Children Anecdotes". I have 2 grandchildren, of which the older is very verbal. I love to hear kids' ideas on life, so I will post the things I"VE learned from them.

On the ride home from daycare with daddy:
Her: I want to go to McDonalds.

Daddy: I DON'T want to go to McDonalds.

This goes back and forth for awhile and finally:

Her: Well, I won't make you get anything......

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The hand-painted nativity set of which some of the characters have been moved from their original positions to the toy box and on the desk.

Mom: Why did you bother the nativity set?

Her: They wanted to move.......

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Conversation with Mimi on the phone:

Her: When you call, you can talk to me.
Mimi: Okay.
Her: Do you want to talk to Grayson (Little brother)?
Mimi: Okay.
Her: Well, you'll HAVE to talk to me because he can't talk because he doesn't have any teeth.......
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"Out of the mouths of babes......."

"....being proud"

Today, I'm just sitting here "being proud."

And your question could be "Why?" or "Proud of what or who".....

The answer is: my son. My daughters will laugh at this (in a jealous sort of way). But what they don't know is the reason why....

As you may or may not know, he's in basic training. Of course, I'm proud of that, but that is not what has sparked THIS moment of pride. So far, he's called every week-end and has talked- but usually a question and answer type of conversation. Yesterday, this changed. He was full of conversation and I just listened in amazement........

Here's the conversation in a nutshell: (I'll leave out the pleasantries.)

approximately 10:30am

Me: I thought you might be at church.

Him: We're going later to a church and stay all day. They have a bowling alley and are going to feed us.....

Me: Well, that sounds like fun.

Him: (Now, here's where amazement starts to seep in) I've been going to church every Sunday. I bought a Bible when I first got here. I went to the Catholic services a couple of times with my friend. Then I went to the Gospel services. They sing and stand-up and clap.

Me: Did you participate?

Him: I sang and clapped. I know all the songs.

Me: (Smiling really big) Good for you!

Him: I got a Bible as a gift from a church so I gave the Bible I bought to a friend of mine who didn't have one.

Me: (Smiling even bigger and about to tear up with pride) That 's really good!

At this moment, I realize that after all the years (18) of lessons taught about having a good heart, sharing, thinking of other people, and not being selfish...........He got it!

He was brought up going to church, but was never a big participant in the singing aspect. Lots of times as a parent you wonder if your children even HEAR what the preacher is trying to teach.

He heard.

And I'm proud......