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A group of professional people
posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What
does love mean?" The answers they got were broader
and deeper than did anyone could have imagined. See what
you think:
"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over
and paint her toenails anymore.
So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his
hands got arthritis too. That's love."
— Rebecca, age 8
"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
You know that your name is safe in their mouth."
— Billy, age 4
"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving
cologne and they go out and smell each other."
— Karl, age 5
"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of
your French fries without making them give you any of theirs."
— Chrissy, age 6
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
— Terri, age 4
"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she
takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is
OK."
— Danny, age 7
"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired
of kissing,
you still want to be together and you talk more.
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss"
— Emily, age 8
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you
stop opening presents and listen."
— Bobby, age 7 (Wow!)
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with
a friend who you hate."
— Nikka, age 6
"There are two kinds of love. Our love. God's
love. But God makes both kinds of them."
— Jenny, age 8
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he
wears it everyday."
— Nancy, age 7
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who
are still pals even after they know each other so well."
— Tommy, age 6
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared.
I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving
and smiling.
He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore."
— Cindy, age 8
"My mommy loves me more than anybody.
You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."
— Clare, age 6
"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."
— Elaine, age 5
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and
still says he is more handsomer than Robert Redford."
— Chris, age 7
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left
him alone all day."
— Mary Ann, age 4
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives
me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
— Lauren, age 4
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down
and little stars come out of you."
— Karen, age 7
"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it.
But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."
— Jessica, age 8
An author and lecturer once
talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose
of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner
was a 4 year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly
gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the
man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed
onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked
him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing,
I just helped him cry."
"Love Is Being There When Others Need"
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What is Love?
Ask various individuals in and
about your neighborhood for their the definition of "love".
Record them. Next, look
up the word in the dictionary of your choice. (NOTE: You
may even want to verbally compare different definitions from various
dictionaries).
Record the dictionary definition(s).
Finally, learn how God defines love by looking it up in the Bible.
How do these definitions compare?
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— What Is Love?
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