FW: What Does Love Mean?

 

 

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:   
      

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"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     

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"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      

    

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"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     

    

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"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  

    

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"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
   Terri - age 4     

    

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"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     
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"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     

    

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"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."     
   Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)     

    

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"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)  

 

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"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."     
   Noelle - age 7     

     

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"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     

    

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"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     

    

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"My mommy loves me more than anybody.

You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."
  Clare -! age 6     

    

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"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."
 Elaine-age 5     

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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Brad Pitt."
   Chris - age 7     

    

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"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."
 Mary Ann - age 4     

    

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"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     

    

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"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." (what an image)
  Karen - age 7     

    

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"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     

    

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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"  

    

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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.

Father, God 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,  which  transcends all understanding. Amen.

Then send it on to  five other r 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.

 

 

P. S. Five is good, but more is better.

 

 

Quote of the day: A right attitude with your family begins with a right attitude toward God.....

 

 

The Devil & the Duck

 

The Devil & the Duck There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in the woods; but he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner. As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck square in the head and killed it. He was shocked and grieved! In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile; only to see his Sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing. After lunch the next day Grandma said, 'Sally, let's wash the dishes' But Sally said, 'Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.' Then she whispered to him, "Remember the duck?' So Johnny did the dishes. Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing and Grandma said, 'I'm sorry but I need Sally to help make supper.' Sally just smiled and said, 'well that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help? She whispered again, 'Remember the duck?' So Sally went fishing and Johnny stayed to help. After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally's; he finally couldn't stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck. Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said, 'Sweetheart, I know. Yo u see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing, but because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a slave of you.' Thought for the day and every day thereafter: Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done... And the devil keeps throwing it up in your face (lying, cheating, debt, fear, bad habits, hatred, anger, bitterness, etc.)...whatever it is... Yo u need to know that: God was standing at the window and He saw the whole thing. He has seen your whole life... He wants you to know that He loves you and that you are forgiven. He's just wondering how long you will let the devil make a slave of you. The great thing about God is that when you ask for forgiveness; He not only forgives you, but He forgets. It is by God's grace and mercy that we are saved. Go ahead and make the difference in someone's life today. Share this with a friend and always remember: God is at the window! When Jesus died on the cross; he was thinking of you!