Lucy's First Bible Verse

I adore any artwork that Lucy's little hands take any part in creating. In my dream house I would have a wall of cork board upon which I could indulgently pin up the artwork of my kiddos, and I would smile every time that I looked at that wall.

Yesterday after church, Lucy ran up to me, handed me the green heart with the pink yarn and excitedly recited, "Mom! Do nuffing shellfish!"

My heart swelled with pride! "Lucy! Did you memorize that Bible verse? Great job! Do you know what it means?"

"Yes, it means to always share with my friends." And off she ran- the artwork had been delivered, the verse had been recited, and, later, the heart had been pinned on the cork board in our kitchen.

This afternoon, as we sat and ate our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, she asked, "Mom? Can we go to the park? Can me and Maxy swing at the park? And can we play on the grass- the grass that is green? Green grass like the green heart that I made at church..." She had glanced at the cork board.

I saw an opportunity to test her: "Lucy, do you remember the Bible verse?"

"Yes. Do (oh my gosh!) nuffing (she is going to remember! My little Bible scholar!) seashell!"

So there you have it, the inspired words of God: Do nothing seashell :)