If you have children, it’s a good idea to write down funny things they say. Not only is it good for a laugh and a memory….but it MIGHT make for good blackmail material in the future. With that said….I have a couple of funny things my kids said recently that I wanted to share. They don’t necessarily make sense…but they ARE funny (at least to me)……A few days ago, Savannah (my 3-year old daughter) and I were in the store. As we walked past the freezer that holds the bags of ice for sale, Savannah stopped and her face lit up as she said to me: “Oh Daddy, Look! They sell SNOW here!”
Recently, my 5-year old son Andrew and I were watching a documentary on the American Military. I noticed that he was fascinated as we watched soldiers going through basic training, shooting guns, getting yelled at, practicing martial arts, etc. So I asked Andrew if he thought he might want to be a soldier someday. His reply? “NO…..I’m afraid I might get killed.” I understood his fears, so I asked him what he was going to do when he grew up. I assumed he was looking for a nice, safe, desk job that wouldn’t possibly cost him his life. His answer? “I want to ride Broncos in the rodeo.” Well, at least he won’t have to worry about getting killed. Right?
One more. This one is a verbatim dialogue that recently took place between Andrew, Savannah, and me….see if you can follow along. Andrew and I were sitting on the couch when Savannah walked in………ANDREW: “Hey Savannah”---SAVANNAH: “What do you want Andrew”--ANDREW: “No, I don’t want anything, I’m just saying, “Hey Savannah.”--SAVANNAH: “What do you want Andrew.”--DADDY: “Savannah, when Andrew says “hey” he doesn’t want anything. He’s just trying to say “Hello, Savannah.”--ANDREW: “Hello, Savannah.”----SAVANNAH’S REPLY: “OH, You’re Welcome Andrew!”----??????????????
OK, one more….but this one’s from someone else’s kid….but it involves me. A friend of mine in Oklahoma was recently explaining the concept of “shame” to his 3-year old son. He told him that “shame” is what you feel when you’ve done something bad. His son’s reply? “OH, you mean like Shame Kastler?” He was pretty close to having the concept down, wasn’t he? ……
NOW for some random CHURCH NEWS----In case you don’t know….I am now putting the audio of every Sunday sermon on the blog site. Just go to the right and see them listed under the title: “Listen to Recent Sermons.” I also have all of the series from last summer on Death, Heaven, & Hell on a different webpage. A link to that page is provided on the right side of the blog page under the title: “Listen to Past Sermons”-----And speaking of kids saying cute things……..I decided to “bar-mitzvah” Kolbee into spiritual manhood this Sunday by calling on him to say the closing prayer at the end of the service. And while he ALMOST fainted when I called on him….he hung in there and did a wonderful job……AND I INCLUDED HIS PRAYER ON THE AUDIO OF THIS WEEKS SERMON. So, if you click on the sermon for this week, then “fast forward” to the end, you can hear Kolbee’s prayer. You may have to give it a minute or two to download. OR, you can actually listen to the sermon, and invitation, and the closing announcements, and then hear Kolbee’s prayer. …
Other Church News……Most of you know that I’ll be speaking at a House of Representatives prayer breakfast in Topeka on Thursday morning. We will be leaving at 4:30 in the morning, with the breakfast starting at 7:00 am….So I do ask that you pray for me this week, especially on Thursday morning. I’ve got 15 minutes to speak….and I hope to say EXACTLY what God wants me to say…..A special thank you to the Secrests for recommending me to our State Representative. Jesse and Kathy are going with us on Thursday, and Jesse has promised to bail me out of jail if my comments land me there. Kevin U. has predicted that the House will raise Linn County’s taxes to punish us for my comments…and John Rieder has predicted that I’ll be “tarred and feathered.” But I have nothing to worry about with people like John praying for me. John is convinced that the ACLU might want to place a “hit” on me because of some of my Linn County News articles, so he frequently prays for my protection….and I assure you, if there’s ANYONE in the world you want praying for you….it’s John. His 36 years as a missionary in Africa has given him a special "closeness" with The Father. So join him, in praying for me this Thursday. I would be “much obliged.”
That was cute what your kids said, and my family will be praying for you as well. I thought I would throw in that yesterday, David, Emalee, and I were watching "Left Behind" and David kept asking if the man they called nickolie,was satan and I said in this show he is. I explained what this movie was about and that satan won't look like a monster but would look human and want everyone to get along and then he would want all of those left behind to stay in hell forever and not go to heaven, and David said , Don't worry we just won't listen to him, cause I know what he looks like it is nickolie cause they put him on TV. He made me laugh!!!!
Posted by: Annnie | February 28, 2007 at 09:09 AM