~OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES...Loving the Innocent Hearts of Children

~CHRISTMAS SUNDAY 2008~

Our Sweet Miss K

I started blogging in January of this year and for a couple of months I had a sweet "OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES" story on my sidebar. I removed it about 9 or 10 months ago, but for those of you who are new to my Blog (or might have missed it) I'm going to share the story again. It's too precious not to pass along. I hope it makes you smile!

Last Christmas my Mr. AGPMan was Worship Leader at a church just north of our home. Because our son and daughter-in-love were searching for a new place of worship we had the pleasure of taking our Miss K to church with us during most of the winter months. She was very excited about joining in with the other kids for our annual Children's Christmas Program, and of course being the "Littlest Angel" in the group thrilled her to death!

For weeks the two of us practiced the songs together. On the way to school and back home again we'd sing the songs on the CD. One by one we sang each and every song. Miss K worked very hard to memorize the words and the music to them all. We were all so proud of her!

When the big day came she was dressed to the nines. The picture above was snapped in my office just before we walked out the door. She had on a creamy white silk taffeta dress I'd purchased the year before (on deep-discount clearance!) and the matching velvet hair ribbon looked darling with her swept up pony tail.

Once buckled into her car seat both she and I and her adoring Papa (that is what she calls my Mr. AGPMan) were on our way. Thinking we could go over her program songs ONE MORE TIME I popped the nearly worn out CD into the player and listened as the music began. Each song, all religious in nature, filled our SUV with the beautiful sounds of the season.

Our Miss K sang and sang! However, during one particular song she seemed to be having some trouble. So, being the PICKY NANA that I am I stopped the CD and started it over again.

"Let's try that again, honey! Are you getting the words?"

Again the song began. And yet something still wasn't right...

So...I stopped the CD again and this time turned around from the front seat and mouthed the words so she could both hear and see me speak them.


I said~

"Listen to Nana, honey! The words are 'HOSANNA! HOSANNA! HOSANNA IN HE HIGH-------EST!' Got it?"

With that her eyes became HUGE (like deer in the headlights HUGE) and she just stared at me. It was as if she had just heard the words for the first time.

Sensing a bit of fear and confusion I said ~

"What's wrong honey?"

With that she replied...

"I thought I was singing O' SANTA!"

Now...I'm telling you the truth here! I have never laughed so hard in all my life. My guy nearly had to pull the car over to keep from crashing the thing. We laughed and laughed and laughed and then Miss K started to laugh and by then we were pretty much wasted.

When the Program began and the children were all lined up I could see Miss K looking at me with the widest of grins... as she mouthed to me

"HO-SANNA! I GOT IT, NANA!"

Blessings to you as you teach your children and grandchildren the things that will stay with them a lifetime...Rebecca