Mother's Day

To start today I had the kids fill out questionairs about their mom's, let me share some of their answers with you:

Why did God make mothes?

-so we can have people to clean the house

-so we can have Mother's Day

-so I would have someone to love me

How did God make mothers?

-he just puff and there they are

What ingredients are mothers made of?

-love, kisses, hugs,

-skin, blood

-love and perfectness, P.S. i think dirt

Why did God give you your mom and not some other mom?

-my mom is nice

-because my mom is perfect

-God knew she liked me lots more than other moms

What kind of little girl was your mom?

-sneeky

-mean

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?

-is he good

-will he give her money

Why did your mom marry your dad?

-he is cute

-to have babies

-he is a good man

What's the difference between mom's and dad's?

-mom cleans the house

-dad's are more awsome

-there are different letters

What does you mom do in her spare time?

-read the Bible

-shop

-sleep

What would it take to make your mom perfect?

-she is already perfect

-if she got a motorcycle

If you could change one thing about your mom what would it be?

-her hair, i'd want it longer

-nothing

-I'd have her get me more toys

One child answered, 'I don't know, but Jesus does' for every one of his questions. : )

Kids sure are fun to have around. Thank you to all you mom's who share your kids with me for a few hours each week!

We then did an object lesson with rice crispies. We compaired ourselves to this crispy little cereal. It is easily spilled, dry and hard. Just as we are easily spilled or knocked down by messing up, our spirit may become dry by not staying in God's word, our heart can even become hard, or hateful or mean. The marshmellow is white, pure, and oh so sweet, just like Jesus and his love for us. Jesus does so much for us and he loves us so much, he sacrificed his life for our sins. However, together these two things make something wonderful, delicious rice krispy treats! Jesus does not want us to stand alone or be dried, hard or easily spilled. He wants us to accept his love in our lives and bond to him, just like the cereal bonds with the marshmellows.

We compared ways that our mothers are like Jesus in how they love us no matter what, they sacrifice things for us to have what we might need or want, and they do so much for us.

We played a little trick on the kids today, where we had one child come forward and answer some very easy questions, name an animal, pick a color, choose a kind of pop...they jotted their answers down on seperate pieces of paper. And then it happened...Amber read his mind. Telling him what his answers were. Hum, don't our mom's often do this too, already know the answer to the questions they may ask us, or know what we have done without having to tell them?