It’s December! We have already started receiving “Letters to Santa,” and Christmas memories from area youngsters. They are so much fun to read. However, at the top of the list is the subject of angels when explained by children….

1. I only know the names of two angels, Hark and Harold. Gregory, age 5

2. Everybody’s got it all wrong. Angels don’t wear halos anymore. I forget why, but scientists are working on it. Olive, age 9

3. It’s not easy to become an angel! First you die. Then you go to Heaven, and then there’s still the flight training to go through. And then you got to agree to wear those angel clothes. Matthew, age 9

4. Angels work for God and watch over kids when God has to go do something else. Mitchell, age 7

5. My guardian angel helps me with math, but he’s not much good for science. Henry, age 8

6. Angels don’t eat, but they drink milk from Holy Cows! Jack, age 6

7. Angels talk all the way while they’re flying you up to heaven. The main subject is where you went wrong before you got dead. Daniel, age 9

8. When an angel gets mad, he takes a deep breath and counts to ten. And when he lets out his breath again, somewhere there’s a tornado. Reagan, age

10

9. Angels have a lot to do and they keep very busy. If you lose a tooth, an angel comes in through your window and leaves money under your pillow. Then when it gets cold, angels go south for the winter. Sara, age 6

10. Angels live in cloud houses made by God and Hhis Son, who’s a very good carpenter. Jared, age

8

11. All angels are girls because they gotta wear dresses and boys didn’t go for it. Antonio, age 9

12. My angel is my grandma who died last year. She got a big head start on helping me while she was still down here on earth. Ashley, age 9

13. Some of the angels are in charge of helping heal sick animals and pets. And if they don’t make the animals get better, they help the child get over it. Vicki, age 8

14. What I don’t get about angels is, why when someone is in love, they shoot arrows at them. Sarah, age 7 —CC—

Speaking of children . . .

A fifth-grade teacher in a Christian school asked her class to view tv commercials and see if they could use them in ways to communicate ideas about God. Here are some of the results.

*God is like Bayer Aspirin. He works miracles.

*God is like a Ford. He’s got a better idea.

*God is like Coke. He’s the real thing.

*God is like Hallmark cards. He cares enough to Continued Page 19 send His very best.

*God is like Tide. He gets stains out others leave behind.

*God is like General Electric. He brings good things to life.

*God is like Wal-Mart. He has everything.

*God is like Alka-Seltzer. Try Him, You’ll like Him.

*God is like Scotch tape. You can’t see Him, but you know He’s there.

*God is like Delta. He’s ready when you are.

*God is like Allstate. You’re in good hands with Him.

*God is like VO-5 hair spray. He holds through all kinds of weather.

*God is like Dial soap. Aren’t you glad you have Him? Don’t you wish everybody did?

*God is like the U.S. Post Office. Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor ice will keep Him from His appointed destination.

*God is like Chevrolet. The heartbeat of America.

*God is like Bounty. He is the quicker picker upper. He can handle tough jobs. And He won’t fall apart on you.

*God is like the Energizer bunny. He keeps going, and going, and going.

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Three of my favorite Christmas Quotes I want to share with you ...

Christmas is the time when kids tell Santa what they want, and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell government what they want and their kids pay for it.

Richard Lamm Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn’t come from a store.

Dr. Seuss Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

Norman Vincent Peale —CC—