'What does love mean?'
These following answers are by a group of 4-8 year olds. Their answers were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.
'When
someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
Billy - age 4
'Love
is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out
and smell each other.'
Karl - age 5
'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries
without making them give you any of theirs.'
Chrissy - age 6
'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
Terri - age 4
'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas
if you stop opening presents and listen.'
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
'If you want to learn
to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'
Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
Noelle - age 7
'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even
after they know each other so well.'
Tommy - age 6
'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I
looked at all the people watching saw and me my daddy waving and smiling.
He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
Cindy - age 8
'My mommy loves me more
than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
Clare - age 6
.'
Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.'
Mary Ann - age 4
'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and
has to go out and buy new ones.'
Lauren - age 4
'When you love somebody,
your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (What an image)
Karen - age 7
'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it,
you should say it a lot. People forget.'
Jessica - age 8
And the final one:
The winner was a four
year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had
recently lost his wife.
Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard,
climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
'Nothing, I just helped him cry'
A
prayer for our friends
Heavenly Father, please bless all our friends in whatever it is that You know
they may be needing this day! And may their life be full of peace, prosperity
and love .
