Stories about Children

October 4, 1999

The physician was taking her four-year old daughter to preschool. The doctor had left her stethoscope on the car seat, and her little girl picked  it up and began playing with it. Be still my heart, thought the doctor, my daughter wants to follow in my footsteps! Then the child spoke into the instrument: "Welcome to McDonalds - May I take your order?"

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A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5 and Ryan, 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson.

If Jesus were sitting here, He would say,  "Let my brother have the first pancake. I can wait."

Kevin turned to his younger brother and said, "Ryan, you be Jesus!"

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A father was at the beach with his children when the four-year old son ran up to him, grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore, where a seagull lay  dead in the sand.

"Daddy, what happened to him?" the son asked.

"He died and  went to Heaven," the dad replied.

The boy thought a moment and then said, "Did God throw him back down?"

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After the church service a little boy told the pastor, "when I grow up, I’m going to give you some money." "Well, thank you," the pastor replied,  "but why?"

"Because my daddy says you're one of the poorest preachers we've ever had."

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A wife invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to their six-year old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?"

"I  wouldn't know what to say," the girl replied.

"Just say what you hear Mommy say," the wife answered.

The daughter bowed her head and said, "Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?"