Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

Funny Kid Stuff

  • My Vast Wealth of Knowledge

    Yesterday on the playground I found a dead, dried out bug in a spider’s web on the playground at the preschool.  There was a four-year-old girl standing there, so I asked her if she knew what happens to a bug that gets caught in a spider web.  She shook her head, so I told her Continue reading

  • And On the Fifth Day, God Made the Itsy Bitsy Spider

    Kids are great.  Yesterday morning at the Training Station, Ms. Grace led the first Bible Story time for the new school year.  A couple highlights: Ms. Grace: Today I’m going to tell you the story about how God made the world. Three-year-old boy: ‘Cause He’s magic! Ms. Grace (near end of Bible Story time): Okay Continue reading

  • Stuff That’s Up

    I’m sitting in my office at church, and right outside in the sanctuary there are some little ballerinas practicing for their performance on Friday.  One of them just asked her teacher: “Miss Jeanne, do you want me to give you the answer to what’s new with me today?”  That’s my question for you, my loyal Continue reading

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  • What Happens When Four-Year-Olds Go to Assateague Island

    This morning the Pre-K class from the Training Station went on a field trip to Assateague.  When they got back I was talking with some of the kids about what they saw there.  (One little boy’s shirt was soaking wet.  When I asked him why his shirt was so wet, he grinned and said proudly, Continue reading

  • Surprise! Sike

    Carolyn’s last day of work is a week from this Friday.  Yesterday one of her students asked her, “Mrs. Hyde, when is your party?” “What party?  I’m not having a party,” she answered. To which another kid interjected, “Uh-huh, your surprise party.” Continue reading

  • Bugs Have the Most Fun

    Carolyn was reading a science book about animals to her kindergarten class yesterday.  She showed them a picture that looked something like this: When she asked if anyone knew what this was, one little guy raised his hand and said: “It’s a playing mantis!” Continue reading

  • Kindergarten Kid Stuff

    Carolyn showed the 3-D ultrasound pictures to her children.  It freaked them out!  Some of them said the pictures scared them and covered their eyes.  Others said the baby looks like a stone.  It is seriously tempting to wait until the baby is born, put her in makeup so that she looks like she does Continue reading

  • What’s A Sermon?

    Just now I went to the kitchen here at work to get the goods to make some coffee.  As I passed one of the classroom doors, a boy came over and asked what I was doing.  “Writing a sermon,” I said. He asked, “What’s a sermon?” If you ever want to force yourself to bring Continue reading

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  • Training Station Art Show 2009

    Last night at the Training Station we had the annual art show.  Every kid in the preschool has a piece of artwork that is set up in the sanctuary.  It’s all exhibited like a real museum, complete with titles, jazz music in the background, finger food, and punch.  So opening night was last night, and Continue reading

  • Kickin’ It

    Carolyn & Laura Marie had another doctor appointment yesterday.  The doctor got the thingamabob that detects the heartbeat and put it on Carolyn’s tummy.  As soon as she did, Laura Marie kicked it!  It was pretty funny (though Carolyn didn’t tell me about it until later–I couldn’t see it). From now until week 35 (she’s Continue reading

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