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When my granddaughter Alina was three years old, she had her first overnight at my house. Immediately, she said she was thirsty and asked for a drink of "'scuse me."

Not knowing what she meant, I asked, "Do you mean juice?"

"No, 'scuse me," she said.

"You'll have to show Grandma what you want."

Taking me by the hand, we headed to the refrigerator. When I opened the door, she pointed to a strawberry soda pop and said, "'Scuse me."

Still baffled, I poured her a glass of pop. With a big gulp and a bigger grin, she burped loudly, exclaiming, "'Scuse me!"

—Linda Bogenschutz
Salt Lake City, Utah

While standing in a check-out line, my six-year old daughter Cassandra began describing heaven to me. She talked about golden streets, jewels, and angels.

"God is preparing a place for us right now," I explained.

"Oh, I know," Cassandra assured me. "He's building houses for all of us, but he probably has barely started on mine."

Without taking a breath, she added, "But your house is probably almost done!"

—Karen Beck
Rothschild, Wisconsin

I knew my penny-pinching habits had rubbed off on my five-year-old Sarah when she showed me the Valentine's Day cards she had received at school. After carefully reading each card she had separated them into two neat piles, erasing the penciled signatures in one pile. Then she proudly handed them to me saying, "You can save these for next year, Mommy."

—Elizabeth von Keitz
Ontario, Canada

One Sunday after church I forgot to search 20-month-old Michael's pockets for toys he couldn't resist taking from the nursery. When I saw his clenched fist, I was suspicious.

"Michael, what do you have in your hand?"

He opened his hand and replied innocently, "Fingers!"

—Kayla Kirkland
Melbourne, Florida

Barbara, my six-year-old granddaughter, had been praying for a baby brother for months. So, she was overcome with joy when she saw her new twin brothers.

That night her prayer was this happy thank-you: "Dear God, thank you for sending me a baby brother. But I thought you would like to know he arrived in two pieces."

—Thomas LaMance
Prewitt, New Mexico

When my mom was on a health kick, she decided to push the limits with our family of picky eaters. She fixed a soup-like mixture of lentils and barley that none of us was eager to try.

We dreaded dipping into the grayish goop. We looked at each other, hoping someone would have the courage to ask Mom if we could skip dinner.

Fortunately, it was four-year-old Katrina's turn to say the blessing, and she summed up our sentiments perfectly when she prayed, "Dear Lord, please take us to a restaurant."

—Christopher T. Martin
Anderson, Indiana

Flipping through the children's Bible with my twin seven-year-old daughters, Lisa and Monica, I pointed to a picture of Jesus surrounded by his disciples. I asked one of them to explain the story in her own words.

Looking at it, Lisa said, "This is a story about Jesus. And here are all his disciples—Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, and Romans."

—Nena Jurek
Houston, Texas

After children's church, I asked my seven-year-old what he learned. Daniel scratched his head and said, "I learned about the probable son."

—Angela Ryan
Locust Grove, Oklahoma

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