Quotes from Small Voices

L2 (age 6.5): Russia spends all its time, except for meal time and sleep time, attacking other countries.

Parental units: hysterical laughter

L2: Since you’ve been working so hard, Daddy, you can have the last piece of cornbread.

L1: Except I’d like a piece. So maybe just half of it.

MrA and MrsA crack up laughing

L2: Maybe just a small piece for you.

L1: L2, just stop. Stop talking

MrA: What kind of lessons can we learn from this?

L1: I don’t know. Sharing? Because I wanted the whole piece and now I’m thinking about sharing with you.

Mrs A coming back to the van after running inside the church: Hey, what’s going on?

L3 (almost 4yrs): Nobody is dead. No house has burned down. It just… L1 took my reindeer and I’m so so mad at him.

L3 (3.5yrs): Mom, I’m sad. I don’t know what to do.

MrsA: What are you thinking about?

L3: I think I can do anything that I want to do.

MrsA: okay…

L3: But I can’t.

L3 (3.5yrs) was struggling to get his Paw Patrol set up the way he wanted.

L3: Ahhhhh!!!!!!  Mom, I can’t make Skye’s helicopter sit on top of Rubble’s bulldozer!

MrsA: I tell you the truth, L3, it’s hard to get a helicopter to balance on top of a bulldozer.

L3 (largely ignoring mommy): There. I did it.

45 seconds later…

L3: AHHHH!!!! It fell again!!!!

We often talk to the kids about what was their high, low, buffalo (surprise), and hero for the day.

Mrs A to L3 (3.5yrs) And do you have a hero?
L3: Ummm, you.
MrsA: Thanks! What did I do to be your hero?
L3: Keeped me safe.

L2 (6yrs) had a substitute teacher he didn’t like.   This was one of the conversations he had with his brother about her.

L3 (3.5yrs): She’s bad!
MrsA: She’s not bad. She’s a human created by God. And maybe she wasn’t feeling well or was sad about something and that’s why she was grumpy.
L2: She needs to think of things she is thankful for! That will help her not be grumpy.
L3: Yeah. Thankfuls help calm kids down. And teachers.

Parents: Do you know what that design means?

Summary between L1 (7.5yrs) & L2 (6yrs):
I think its reminding us that our world is so broken and the arrow is like our sin in our heart.

Yeah, and everyone who sees my hand will be reminded that we can’t see God but He takes care of our sin and our heart can be connected to His.

Yeah, it’s a heart on a heart like Jesus on a cross.

Mrs. A tries to muffle her laughter, gives up, and belly laughs endlessly.

L3: So I hit L1 on the cheek because I was angry with him. And he said I could hit him on the other cheek because that’s what the Bible says.

MrsA: So did you hit him on the other cheek?

L3: Not yet…

L3 (totally randomly): I wish for roller skates

Me: Well, this is an unexpected topic. What made you think about roller skates?

L3: My brain!