“Is Jesus real?” The question came from my daughter sitting behind me as we drove home from the store. We had been talking about how there were not really that many more weeks for play practice before Christmas. . . The question totally caught me off guard. I quickly said yes. “Prove it,” she said. […]
Peppermint Pattie
My daughter loves Peppermint Patties and Orange Soda Pop. Every time she asks to stop at the near by little store to get some, I think of my dad. Although Dad loved candy, especially chocolate, the peppermint pattie was one candy my mom liked more than him. However, my dad is forever tied in my […]
A Child’s Logic
While passing by our church yesterday, my daughter says, “Hey, there is our church. How come we learn about God there? Why don’t we learn about space there? I want to learn about space.” I answer, “The Church is a House of God. It was built to Worship. You can learn about space other places, […]
More Than Kindergarten Lessons
It is August already. This month has several special days for me, including my daughter’s birthday. As her birthday approaches, I keep thinking about All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum. I first heard it when the Keynote speaker at my college (graduate school) graduation read it. I really liked […]