Out of the Mouths of Babes
My 5-year-old granddaughter described the funny way her mouth got her into trouble that day.
Five-year-old Clare walked out of school that spring afternoon, in slow motion per usual. The Boyfriend refers to her as the Pokey Little Puppy, as our sweet girl enjoys the journey and couldn't care less about reaching her destination.
As I often do, I asked Clare if she had had a good day, a bad day, or an okay day. She usually shows me a thumbs up, thumbs down, or thumbs sideways.
But when our little hippie, adorned in her tie-dye dress and a mismatched tutu, hopped into my sexy minivan and slumped down in her car seat, it was rather apparent that something wasn't going her way. There was no thumb sign. That could only mean that her teacher took a pom-pom.
(Clare's wise kindergarten teacher gives each student two pom poms daily. At the end of the week, those who still have all ten pom poms receive a little prize, such as stickers or a small toy.)
"Uh-oh, what happened?" I asked. My granddaughter explained that her teacher took a pom-pom because she wouldn't stop talking. That didn't surprise me, nor would it surprise anyone who has spent more than five minutes with our little extrovert. Clare always has something to say-and it usually comes out in the form of a song and dance.
Clare's perceptive explanation caught me off guard yet tickled my funny bone. Well, Grandma, sometimes my mouth is like a volcano!"
Isn't that true of each of us? Aren't we all, at times, quick to speak before thinking?
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p.s. We read The Jesus Storybook Bible to our grandchildren. Since he is older now, we just bought our grandson The Action Bible his birthday.
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Ephesians 4:29, ESV
