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I accompanied my four-year-old, Matt, to a pre-kindergarten screening session where they tested his hearing, eyesight, speech, and motor skills. The last stop was with the school nurse who emphasized the importance of washing hands before meals. "Germs from our hands can get on our food while eating," she explained.

"Oh, I don't need to worry about that," Matt assured her. "We use forks at our house."
Linda Economy
Floodwood, Minnesota

My five-year-old daughter, Barbara, had disobeyed me and had been sent to her room. After a few minutes, I went in to talk with her about what she had done. Teary-eyed, she asked, "Why do we do wrong things, Mommy?"

"Well," I replied, "sometimes the devil tells us to do something wrong and we listen to him. We need to listen to God instead."

To which she sobbed, "But God doesn't talk loud enough!"
Jo M. Guerrero
Joplin, Missouri

When we were driving through Pennsylvania Dutch country, my seven-year-old grandson, Michael, couldn't get over all the Amish buggies. "Grandpa, why do they use horses instead of cars?"

"Because they don't believe in automobiles," his mother explained.

It was quiet for a minute, then Michael said, "But can't they see them?"
Harold F. Bermel
Havertown, Pennsylvania

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