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Puppy love | FERN REED YARNICK
“For I tell you that in heaven their angels always behold the face of my father who is in heaven.” Matthew 18:106 (RSV)
BY FERN REED YARNICK
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Stephen, my 5-year-old grandson, has become the apple of his grandmother’s eye.
Not to take away from his sister or his cousin, Stephen is the picture of innocence.
Sitting in my apartment one day, my little cherub made a profound statement: “I am going to marry you, Gammy,” he said softly.
Shocked, I turned and said, “What did you say?”
After repeating himself, I smiled, “Well, OK.”
A few weeks later, I saw my grandson in church. He was sporting a pair of new glasses that were just right for his face.
Later that day, I called him on the telephone.
“Stephen, you look so cute in your glasses. You are going to be so handsome when I come down the aisle to get married.
“I can’t marry you,” he quipped. “Why not,” I countered?
Quick as a flash, he had the answer.
“I have another girlfriend.”
“Where did you meet her?”
“In preschool,” he explained.
“Did she get you a valentine?”
You could tell in his voice that he had run out of answers.
Hesitantly, he said “No.”
“Well, I did, and because of that, I think you should marry me,” I grinned.
After a moment of silence, Stephen settled the whole affair.
“OK. Hey dad, can we go to Gammy’s and get my valentine?”
Children are such innocent, trusting souls.
They are miniature angels on earth.
The Bible is very explicit when it says that unless we become as little children, we will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
It also says that we must be careful not to lead one of these little ones astray.
What we say and do can influence these precious little ones as they make their ways through this great world of sin.
My little grandson is going to kindergarten this fall.
The days of baby-sitting will soon be over. However, one thing will never change.
He will always be my little cherub face.
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