Lessons from Bible Class

As I do every Sunday when we pick the kids up from their Bible class, I ask them what they learned. Usually the conversation goes nowhere. Either I can tell Caelleb has something to say but he can't articulate or they just don't remember. But yesterday, we were sitting around the lunch table when I asked the question ("So, what did you guys learn about God in class today?"). Caelleb surprised me with the following response:

"Der was dis guy. He no walk. He just lay down. His friends took him to da ceilin'. Dey cut a hole in da ceilin'. Dey put him in da hole. Jesus say get up, walk. Da guy got up. He walk out with his friends."

That was the first time Caelleb has every been able to remember & articulate back to me a Bible story. It was PRECIOUS!

Since I'm on the subject of Bible class, I have to tell a funny Tia story. Let me back up and say that Tia LOVES to stay in hotels. Ever since our trip to TX over the summer Tia just LOVES being in hotels. So much so that when I asked her what she wanted for her birthday (she turns 3 on the 18th) she said, "I go to hotel." :) Anyway, back to the Bible class story. A few weeks ago when I picked Tia up from her class I didn't even have to ask her what she learned. She handed me one of her papers and told me very matter-of-factly that "God made the whole world." This was written out on her paper, clearly their lesson theme. Then she hands me her second paper. It is a piece of blue construction paper. I notice some animals, trees, houses, etc. all foamy shapes taped to her paper like a collage. She says again, "God made the whole world." Then she points to the collage and says, "there are hotels in there." :)

I absolutely love to hear my kids processing the stories of the Bible.