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When our son Michael was young, I would sit on his bed during night-time prayers. When I prayed I focused my eyes on a heating/air-conditioning vent in the ceiling, never suspecting this had any effect on Michael.

But one day in the mall, my four-year-old looked up at a 15-foot vent and exclaimed, "Oh my goodness. Look at that huge Jesus." It was definitely time to have a long talk.
—Glenna McKelvie
Montgomery, Texas

My son DJ's kindergarten teacher was creatively teaching her class the alphabet by designating a letter for each day. Each student would bring an item that started with this letter. On previous alphabet days, we'd tried to be original—a crucible for "C" and llama pictures for "L." But we were stumped when it came to "U."

DJ and I finally decided on an umbrella. But what I didn't know is that DJ and my husband had put their heads together, too, and also packed underwear.

Later that day, my husband told me what he did. "That's going to embarrass DJ," I said. "The other kids will make fun of him."

I knew I was right when my son, pouting, got in the car after school. Head down, he said, "Mom, how could you do that to me? I was so embarrassed. All the kids brought umbrellas."

Then he brightened, "At least I was the only one with underwear."
—Amy Jenkins
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Before my daughter-in-law Nancy took our six-year-old grandson Sam to the clinic she explained that the doctor would probably give him some pills with a prescription.

Sam immediately asked, "Do you mean medicine with scripture on it?"
—Mae Fortson
Black Mountain, North Carolina

I was teaching three-year-olds in Vacation Bible school. One day we decided to let the children see what "big church" was like. Entering the empty sanctuary we reminded them that we were in God's house, so it was important to be quiet. We had just seated everyone when one boy whispered in my ear, "Teacher, when is God going to get here?"
—Cathy Barnett
Saginaw, Texas

Arriving home from a miniature golf outing, my daughter-in-law discovered her four-year-old, Timothy, had stuffed one of the balls in his pocket. On the way back to return the ball, Tim listened wide-eyed as Lisa explained that stealing was wrong and he shouldn't take anything home that they haven't paid for.

How well he listened was apparent the next day at a crowded clothing store. As soon as they walked in, Tim announced in a voice that could be heard three aisles away, "Today, we aren't going to steal anything, are we Mommy? We're going to pay for everything we take home, aren't we?"
—Ella E.M. Sailor
Strathroy, Ontario

My friend Belle had taught her three-year-old son Daniel not only the alphabet, but the difference between capital and small letters. When a friend came by with her baby to visit, Belle introduced Daniel, cautioning him to be gentle with the baby.

Daniel applied his new-found wisdom. "Mommy, I'm capital and he's small."
—Y. Miller
McMinnville, Oregon

My minister was preaching about giving our all to God, emphatically making his point by saying, "God does not want our leftovers."

In the dramatic pause, I heard a small child exclaim, "See Mommy. God doesn't like leftovers either!"
—Mary Ellen Shuler
Hastings, Nebraska

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