My granddaughter told me today that Lincoln is on the five dollar bill. "He got shot in the head when he was watching a show." "John Wilkes Booth shot him." "Lincoln was nice but John Wilkes Booth isn't nice." She also told me - "Moses told Pharaoh to 'Let my people go', but Pharaoh didn't, so God had to kill his son." "And then, Moses closed up the ocean on Pharaoh's helpers." My granddaughter will be 4 years old next month.
I think we assume too much when it comes to children... we assume that they won't understand certain things, so we don't try to explain it to them. We think that the only television shows that will interest them is "Dora the Explorer." We believe that 3 years old is too young to teach them a different language. When the truth is - these guys are little sponges!
And you know what? Just because we grow older and aren't required to attend school anymore doesn't mean we shouldn't. Our community offers various adult classes at the Extension Office. Imagine the message we send to our children and grandchildren when we chose to continue to learn.
Luke 2:40
And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.
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