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Kids say the cutest things!

My granddaughter Mariah is four and loves to have books read to her. Not long ago, I overheard her "reading" the Christmas story to herself. When she got to the scene where Gabriel speaks to Mary, Mariah said, "Fear not, Mary, I bring you good news. I want to invite you to a birthday party!"

—Karen Hull
Borel, Haiti

When my son, Robert, was five years old, he was excited about learning to read. One day in the car, we passed a road sign that grabbed his attention. "Mom! That sign said it was okay to litter!" he said, alarmed.

Suggesting that he misread it only made Robert more insistent. "No, Mom! It said, LITTERING—FINE!"

—Barbara J. Mullen
Quakertown, Pennsylvania

My mother was a great bread maker when I was young but as I grew older, she made bread less often. After I married and had two sons, Mom decided to make homemade bread again. Concerned about healthy eating, she baked loaves of wheat bread regularly for her two grandsons, Bud and Gary.

One day she decided to make white bread. At dinner, as four-year-old Bud helped himself to a bun, he said, "Gramma, I see you washed your hands this time."

—Julie Lyga
International Falls, Minnesota

In an attempt to prolong the going-to-bed process, Jackson, my five-year-old nephew, asked for one more glass of juice.

"No sir," my brother answered. "You may not have another sip. I'm king of the juice in this house."

"That's not right, Daddy," Jackson rebutted. "Our Sunday school teacher said Jesus is king of the juice."

—Rhonda Reese
Jacksonville, Florida

We were in the midst of our stewardship campaign, so Sunday's children's sermon was a lesson on tithing. Miss Jean discussed tithing, explaining how much ten percent really is.

"You don't have to just tithe money, though," Miss Jean continued. "You can give God a portion of your time or your talents as well. For example, if you see some trash lying around the church, you could pick it up and throw it away."

"But Miss Jean," one little boy interrupted, "picking things up isn't one of my talents!"

—Susan Bemus
Flagstaff, Arizona

While waiting in the car for my husband to come out of the post office, I was playing the "What does this animal say?" game with my three-year-old daughter, Madison Joy.
"What does the birdy say?"

"Tweet, tweet."

"What does the lion say?"

"Roaarrr."

"And what does the snake say, Madison?"

Mimicking her Sunday school teacher, Madison replied in a sinister voice, "Go ahead, you can eat the apple!"

—Cindy Warren
San Antonio, Texas

Once a week I get together with my great-grandsons—Joshua, Danny, and Andrew. As we were playing games, I happened to mention I had three boys before I had a girl. On hearing that, Danny (almost five) got up, came over to me, and with a loving punch to my shoulder said, "Grammy, why didn't you tell me you had kids?"

—Mary Alderfer
Telford, Pennsylvania

I had let my three-year-old daughter, Jill, write in a notebook that also contained notes for an upcoming ladies meeting at church. Later, when I wanted to review the information, I couldn't find the notebook. Asking Jill where she left it, she shrugged.

"Honey, you'd better find it," I said. "And if can't remember where it is, you'd better ask God to help."

From the other room, I heard her giving instructions. "God, you go this way, and I'll go that way."

—Janice Reese
Kingston, Oklahoma

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