'Tis good to learn stuff

Yesterday I taught a Sunday School "class" consisting of a 7-year-old and a 4-year-old. They are a big sister/little brother duo and are as adorable as can be.

We were using a lesson from Dec. 20, and talking about Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus in the manger.

Um...I guess I thought the manger was another word for the stable they found for shelter on that cold winter night. But the story said it was a feeding trough for the animals used for the baby's crib.

Where have I been? If I knew that once, I forgot.

Kid Two, Cameron, was helping me with the lesson and he said he'd inferred the manger was the makeshift crib from the words of the carol "Away in the Manger."

I'll be OK. It's good to learn something new every day..

Sunday scene

Sipping coffee, refreshing my memory of the story of David and Goliath...
Yes, it's my turn again to teach Sunday School. The maximum number of kiddos in the class is five. I think I can handle that.
And as a bonus, Kid Two may assist me. He seemed to enjoy working with the little ones last time he was with me.
The church pays teens a small amount to help with the nursery (we have two new members who are infants) or to assist in the class. Any amount of money Cam can earn for himself is a small blessing, since funds are so tight around here.
Ah well, enough financial talk. Back to reviewing the story and the craft we are going to make in class.Now if I can just find my slingshot...

OK, I'm kidding!

And another one, just because

A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales.
The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.
The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.
Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible.
The little girl said, "When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah."
The teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?"

The little girl replied, "Then you ask him."