Take a few minutes to enjoy the truths that come from the mouths of babes. More links at the bottom and on the colorful words of each section. (A new window will open for each link, close when finished.)

• "I know God loves everybody but He never met my sister."
  - Arnold, age 8

• "I bet it is very hard for God to love all of everybody in the whole world. There are only 4 people in our family and I can never do it."
  - Nan
  

• "When you get a bad grade in school, show it to your mom when she's on the phone."
  - Alyesha, age 13

• "Reading what people write on desks can get you through the test."

• "Never trust a dog to watch your food."
  - Patrick, age 10

• "Never hold a Dustbuster and a cat at the same time."
  - Kyoyo, age 9

• "Never try to baptize a cat."
  - Eileen, age 8
  

• "When your mom is mad at your dad, don't let her brush your hair."
  - Taylia, age 11

• "When your dad is mad and asks you, 'Do I look stupid?' don't answer."
  - Hannah, age 9

• "Don't pick on your sister when she's holding a baseball bat."
  - Joel, age 10

• What's the difference between mommies and daddies?

  "Mommies don't sit down when they eat dinner."
  - Julie, 4

• "You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk."
  - Armir, age 9

• "School lunches stick to the wall."

• "Abraham Lincoln's mother died in infancy, and he was born in a log cabin which he built with his own hands."

• "The Greeks were a highly sculptured people, and without them we wouldn't have history."

• "Solomom had three hundred wives and seven hundred porcupines."

• "Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas."

• "Before giving a blood transfusion, find out if the blood is affirmative or negative."

• "A fossil is an extinct animal. The older it is, the more extinct it is."

• "Don't Bite the Hand That... Looks Dirty."

• "A Penny Saved Is... Not Much."

• "Two's Company, Three's...The Musketeers."

My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, "Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?" I mentally polished my halo while I asked, "No, how are we alike?" "You're both old," he replied.

When I stopped the bus to pick up Chris for preschool, I noticed an older woman hugging him as he left the house. "Is that your grandmother?" I asked. "Yes," Chris said. "She's here to visit us for Christmas." "How nice," I said. "Where does she live?" "At the airport," Chris replied. "Whenever we want her we just go out there and get her."

• "Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair."

• "Sometimes your best move is blocked by your own checkers."

• "It's impossible to unlearn a bad word."