Wisdom of an eight year old
@1creekgirl (40632)
United States
June 12, 2018 8:30am CST
Two of our grandsons are here for a couple of days. Landon, the eight year old, was telling me about the Bible story he learned in Children's Church on Sunday at our son's church.
He did really well remembering the whole story. Then we got to talking about how God is our heavenly father. He asked about my father and seemed sad when he heard that my dad died when I was eighteen.
He thought for a minute, then said, "If God is our heavenly father, then if you don't have a dad here, you've got a back up!"
Amen to that. 
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@kumbarn14 (735)
• Pakistan
13 Jun 18
It is great to talk to little children about God and how he likes us all. He is happy only if we good things and unhappy when we do wrong for any of his creation.
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@1creekgirl (40632)
• United States
12 Jun 18
Probably not, but I'd like to think I've been a good influence.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
13 Jun 18
Sometimes, children say something that surprises us. Maybe we underestimate kids.
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@1creekgirl (40632)
• United States
13 Jun 18
Sometimes they have deeper thoughts than we knew!
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@1creekgirl (40632)
• United States
13 Jun 18
I'm sure you have many stories like that from your little ones!
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
13 Jun 18
@1creekgirl They never end, if one isn't coming up with something one of the others is. They keep me laughing all the time.
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@1creekgirl (40632)
• United States
12 Jun 18
That's wonderful that you're able to convey the love of their heavenly Father when they don't have one here. May God continue to bless your ministry!
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@1creekgirl (40632)
• United States
12 Jun 18
Too old for his age at times, though!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
12 Jun 18
Kids do have a way of getting to the heart of a matter don't they? He is a very astute young man
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
12 Jun 18
@1creekgirl MY grandchildren are that way too, they know what we expect and they give it to us
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@1creekgirl (40632)
• United States
12 Jun 18
He's a sweetheart even tho he's rather spoiled by his parents. Isn't it strange he behaves better when he's at our house? Hmmm.
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@kobesbuddy (74838)
• East Tawas, Michigan
13 Jun 18
Yes Vicki, you definitely have a backup! Which makes you and me sisters, from way back:)
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@1creekgirl (40632)
• United States
14 Jun 18
That's true... we are sisters in the Lord!
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