Most Caring Child
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Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia 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 four 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."
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What It Means to Be Adopted
Teacher Debbie Moon's first graders were discussing a picture of a family. One
little boy in the picture had a different color hair than the other family
members. One child suggested that he was adopted and a little girl said, "I
know all about adoptions because I was adopted. "What does it mean to be
adopted?" asked another child. "It means," said the girl, "that you grew in your
Mommy's heart instead of her tummy."
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Barney
A four year old was at the pediatrician for a check up. As the doctor looked
down her ears with an otoscope, he asked, "Do you think I'll find Big Bird in
here?" The little girl stayed silent. Next, the doctor took a tongue depressor
and looked down her throat. He asked, "Do you think I'll find the Cookie
Monster down there?" Again, the little girl was silent. Then the doctor put a
stethoscope to her chest. As he listened to her heart beat, he asked, "Do you
think I'll hear Barney in there?" "Oh, no!" the little girl replied. "Jesus is
in my heart. Barney's on my underpants."
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Roles And How We Play Them
Whenever I'm disappointed with my spot in my life, I stop and think about little
Jamie Scott. Jamie was trying out for a part in a school play. His mother told
me that he'd set his heart on being in it, though she feared he would not be
chosen. On the day the parts were awarded, I went with her to collect him after
school. Jamie rushed up to her, eyes shining with pride and excitement. "Guess
what Mom," he shouted, and then said those words that will remain a lesson to
me: "I've been chosen to clap and cheer."
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A Lesson In Heart
A lesson in "heart" is my little, 10 year old daughter, Sarah, who was born with
a muscle missing in her foot and wears a brace all the time. She came home one
beautiful spring day to tell me she had competed in "field day" - that's where
they have lots of races and other competitive events. Because of her leg
support, my mind raced as I tried to think of encouragement for my Sarah, things
I could say to her about not letting this get her down - but before I could get
a word out, she said "Daddy, I won two of the races!" I couldn't believe it!
And then Sarah said, "I had an advantage." Ah. I knew it. I thought she must
have been given a head start...some kind of physical advantage. But again,
before I could say anything, she said, "Daddy, I didn't get a head start... My
advantage was I had to try harder!"