What Love means to a 4-8 year old . . .

Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so
worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes.
A group of professional people posed this question
to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love
mean?'

The answers they got were broader and deeper than
anyone could have imagined. See what you think:

'When my grandmother got arthritis,
she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails
anymore.
So my grandfather does it for her all the time,
even when his hands got arthritis too. That's
love.'

Rebecca- age 8


'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 when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and
she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make
sure the taste is OK.'

Danny - age 7


'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you
get tired of kissing, you still want to be together
and you talk more.
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross
when they kiss'

Emily - age 8


'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 me
and saw 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 Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of
chicken.'

Elaine-age 5




'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and
still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'

Chris - age 7



'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



'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet
and she doesn't think it's gross.'

Mark - age 6



'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 -- Author and lecturer Leo
Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked
to judge.

The purpose of the contest was to find the most
caring child.
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'




When there is nothing left but God, that is when you
find out that God is all you need. Take 60 seconds
and give this a shot! All you do is simply say the
following small prayer for the person who sent you
this.

Heavenly Father, please bless all my friends in
whatever it is that You know they may be needing
this day! And may their life be full of Your peace,
prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have a
closer relationship with You. Amen.

Then send it on to five other people, including the
one who sent it to you. Within hours you caused a
multitude of people to pray for other people. Then
sit back and watch the power of God work in your
life.