Category: Life with Children

One day, while reading on the beach, A little lad came up to me. He said,”Hey, are you a Christian? Is that a Bible that I see?” I said, “Yes, I am a Christian. I read my Bible every day.” He asked, “Before you sleep at night Do you kneel by your bed and pray?” […]

When little Tommy was real young, I think that he was almost three. He said as soon as he got big A fireman’s what he’d like to be. When I saw him with a bucket, A fireman’s hat upon his head, I thought that he was just playing And told him it was time for […]

She was standing in the rain, A smile upon her face. Her usual fear of thunder, Gone without a trace. As lightning flashed across the sky, I told her to come in. I barely heard her answer, Above the thunder’s din. “I can’t come in right now,” she said, “I’m busy as can be. Don’t […]

Miss Ross noticed Bill was squirming She saw he really had to go. It was just the kind of signal A preschool teacher had to know. She told him where the restroom was And then she sent him out the door. “You find it by yourself,” she said, “You’re a big boy, you’re almost four.” […]

Dear Folks, Our camp master said that we all should write, Because of the flash flood we had here last night. It wasn’t as bad as you saw on TV. (That red tent was mine that was caught in the tree.) No one was in camp; we were on a night hike; On the side […]