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The Home for Christian Writers! Matthew 6:33

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Faith Like a Child

by Kristen Hester
09/21/07
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I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child
will never enter it.

Mark 10:15 NIV

Bad News
I tried to get my emotions under control as I broke the heartbreaking news to my children.

“Kids, I have some sad news. Great-grandmother died this morning.”

My son looked at me with misty eyes and a wide grin. “She’s with Papa, again. I bet they’re happy to be together.”
(50 words)


Fear Not
My son wanted a toy that was stored in the attic. Each time he opened the attic door my jokester father made a scary noise, pretending it came from the attic. Finally my son stopped at the door, said a prayer, took a deep breath, and bravely fetched his toy.
(50 words)

Out of this World
“Do you know I’m an alien?” my daughter told her unchurched friend.

“What?” Her friend was confused.

“The Bible says so in 1 Peter 2:11. That’s what I learned at church. Want to come with me Sunday?

The curious girl couldn’t resist. Perhaps she’d meet more aliens.
(47 words)

Answered Prayers
My daughter prayed for a younger sibling, but since my husband had a vasectomy we told her it wouldn’t happen. Amazingly, I did get pregnant. She was thrilled when we told her the news, but not surprised.

“Aren’t you surprised,” I asked. We certainly were.

“No. I prayed. Remember?”
(49 words)

Heavenly Ride
My grandmother lived with my parents for the last few years of her life. Shortly after her death we went to visit my parents and my daughter was surprised by what she saw in their garage.

“I guess God didn’t need grandma’s car to get her up to Heaven.”
(49 words)


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Date
Tammy Johnson
28 Sep 2007
VERY fun to read...and so convicting in just a few words!
Teri Wilson
26 Sep 2007
Loved them all, especially the last one! Blessings, Teri
darlene hight
26 Sep 2007
Kristen,
These are great! Very entertaining.

Darlene
Emily Blakely
25 Sep 2007
The power of prayer well depicted. I especially liked #2 and #5, but all are great.
Janice Cartwright
25 Sep 2007
Here I go again - priceless, matchless, splendid, precious, treasures.. how about just plain old WOW!
Rachel Burkum
24 Sep 2007
Precious! What neat stories, and well-told to boot. :)
Mo
24 Sep 2007
These are great! But I especially loved the alien one!
Verna Cole Mitchell 
23 Sep 2007
I loved them all, Kristen--the humor, the pathos, the simple child's faith.
LINDA GERMAIN 
23 Sep 2007
Precious...and so much faith-filled truth out of the mouths of babes!
Betty Castleberry
23 Sep 2007
These are precious. I love them all, but Answered Prayers and Heavenly Ride really stand out to me.
Very well done.
Laurie Walker
22 Sep 2007
Okay I think I LIVED the Answered Prayers one (except for the vasectomy part, lol). I believe those were my own daughter's exact words :)
Joanne Sher 
22 Sep 2007
The alien one is absolutely my favorite. Love all of them, though, of course :) Excellent.
Linda Roth
22 Sep 2007
Kristen, I enjoyed these glimpses into tiny blessed scenes. They were all good, but I especially enjoyed, Fear Not.

These stories brought back memories I have of the years I had little ones and hearing, "Mom!" every five minutes. (I know I timed it a couple of times.)

Esther Gellert
22 Sep 2007
Aren't kids wonderful. I loved the Answered Prayer one. Oh, to have the faith of a child, huh?
Seema Bagai 
22 Sep 2007
These are precious. Great job capturing faith as seen through the eyes of children.
dub W
22 Sep 2007
Beautiful; loved the line, "....didn't need (the) ...car to get to heaven." I often think kids are our link to heaven.
Douglas Sowers
21 Sep 2007
You brought out the kids faith wonderfully.
Jan Ackerson 
21 Sep 2007
Oh, priceless! I wish I had been a writer when my little ones were little! So much lost forever, because it never occured to me to write it. Your children are just precious.
Pat Guy
21 Sep 2007
Wonderful slices of life Kristen! LOVED the alien one and the Fear Not one. Actually, I enjoyed them all. Well done!

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