Commanders, Senior guides and all......I suggest that we all pause for an
ice cream break. : ^{)]
> >
> >>>Thank God for Children Saying Grace...
> >>>Last week I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son
> asked
> >>>if he could say grace. As we bowed our heads he said, "God is good.
> God
> >>>is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you more if
> >>>Mom gets us ice cream for dessert. And Liberty and justice for all!
> >>>Amen!"
> >>>Along with the laughter from the other customers nearby I heard a
> woman
> >>>remark, "That's what's wrong with this country. Kids today don't
even
> >>>know how to pray. Asking God for ice-cream! Why, I never!"
> >>>Hearing this, my son burst into tears and asked me, "Did I do it
> wrong?
> >>>Is God mad at me?"
> >>>As I held him and assured him that he had done a terrific job and
God
> >>>was certainly not mad at him, an elderly gentleman approached the
> table.
> >>>He winked at my son and said, "I happen to know that God thought
that
> >>>was a great prayer."
> >>>"Really?" my son asked.
> >>>"Cross my heart," the man replied. Then in a theatrical whisper he
> >>>added (indicating the woman whose remark had started this whole
> thing),
> >>>"Too bad she never asks God for ice cream. A little ice cream is
good
> >>>for the soul sometimes." Naturally, I bought my kids ice cream at
the
> >>>end of the meal.
> >>>My son stared at his for a moment and then did something I will
> remember
> >>>the rest of my life. He picked up his sundae and without a word,
> walked
> >>>over and placed it in front of the woman. With a big smile he told
> her,
> >>>"Here, this is for you. Ice cream is good for the soul sometimes;
and
> >>>my soul is good already."
> >>>I loved this story! Please keep it moving. Sometimes we all
> >need some
> >>>ice cream
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