A British newspaper ran a story reported by the staff members of the Dorsett County Hospital. It concerned a little boy’s personal account of his recent tonsillectomy. He said, “When I went into the big…
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A little girl dreamed of becoming a great writer. Whenever she visited her grandmother she brought along her latest composition, and the grandmother was always happy to read it and make suggestions for improvement. On…
A mother was separated from her two young girls during her week long stay in the hospital. The hospital rules prohibited children under twelve from visiting patients. The eleven-year-old daughter understood the policy, but the…
One day in early Fall, a class of second-graders was asked by their teacher what they wanted to be when they grew up. The teacher got the usual answers from most of the pupils: a…
Two boys went into the dentist’s office one day and waited for him to get through with his patient. When the dentist came into the waiting room, the older of the two boys spoke up.…
The pastor invited the little ones to come forward for the children’s sermon. After they had seated themselves on the altar steps, he announced he was going to talk about frogs. He asked the group,…
When Theodore Geisel—better known as “Dr. Seuss”—died a few months ago, the entire News Media rushed to pay him tribute. Many of the TV, radio and newspaper epitaphs were written in his own literary style.…
A little boy was overheard talking to himself as he strutted through his backyard wearing his baseball cap and toting his ball and bat. “I’m the greatest home run hitter that ever was!” he shouted.…
Eric Marshall and Stuart Hample have compiled a brand new collection of “Children’s Letters to God.” It could be argued that not since the publication of the last volume of letters in 1967 has there…
A little five-year-old boy ran to answer the telephone when it rang. His mother was busy taking care of his baby brother so the little boy decided he would answer while she was busy. The…
A family had moved into a new neighborhood. The youngest child was an extremely active boy –- one of those youngsters who never seemed to get tired, always on the move, always into something. When…
A little boy came in from play and said to his mother, “Mommy, who am I?” Assuming that he was playing a game, she answered, “Why, you’re Superman.” But the little boy remained very serious.…
There is a wonderful story about a family with a house rule that was always strictly enforced: everyone’s plate had to be cleaned at every meal, without question or discussion of any kind. And the…
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother” (Ephesians 6:1-2). There was a little girl who had been misbehaving and really giving her mother a difficult time.…
A big-city school teacher brought a rabbit into class to show her small pupils, many of whom had never seen one. The children were delighted and asked many questions about the animal. Finally, one little…
”People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Let the…
A small boy returned home from school and told his father that he was second in his class. Top place was held by a girl. “Surely, John,” said the father, “you’re not going to be…
In a study several years ago, Stanford University psychologist Albert Bandura found cartoon violence as potent as real-life models in increasing violence among youngsters. A University of Kansas researcher reported that Saturday-morning cartoons markedly decreased…
According to an ancient legend, the wealthiest man in town was known as the “sponge-giver,” because the meagre amounts he gave to charity had to be squeezed out of him. Everyone knew that even to…
A young American and a young man from India were attending an International Conference. During a break in the proceedings, they found themselves talking to each other about religion. The young man from India was…
