HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? (Written by kids)

(1) You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. -- Alan, age 10

(2) No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with. -- Kristen, age 10

WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?

(1) Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then. -- Camille, age 10

(2) No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married. -- Freddie, age 6 (very wise for his age)

HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?

(1) You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids. -- Derrick, age 8

WHAT DO YOU THINKS YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?

(1) Both don't want any more kids. -- Lori, age 8

WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?

(1) Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough. -- Lynnette, age 8 (isn't she a treasure)

(2) On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that Usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date. -- Martin, age 10

WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR?

(1) I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns. -- Craig, age 9

WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?

(1) When they're rich. -- Pam, age 7

(2) The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that - - Curt, age 7

(3) The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do. -- Howard, age 8

IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?

(1) I don't know which is better, but I'll tell you one thing. I'm never going to have sex with my wife. I don't want to be all grossed out. -- Theodore, age 8

(2) It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them. -- Anita, age 9

HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED?

(1) There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there? -- Kelvin, age 8 and

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HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?

(1) Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck. -- Ricky, age 10 (oooooohhhhhh!!!!)

There is a Reason Behind Everything

She jumped up as soon as she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She said: "How is my little boy ? Is he going to be all right ? When can I see him ?"

The surgeon said, "I'm sorry. We did all we could, but your boy didn't make it."
Sally said, "Why do little children get cancer ? Doesn't God care any more ? Where were you, God, when my son needed you ?"

The surgeon asked, "Would you like some time alone with your son ? One of the nurses will be out in a few minutes, before he's transported to the university."
Sally asked the nurse to stay with her while she said good bye to son. She ran her fingers lovingly through his thick red curly hair. "Would you like a lock of his hair ?" the nurse asked.
Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut a lock of the boy's hair, put it in a plastic bag and handed it to Sally.

The mother said, "It was Jimmy's idea to donate his body to the University for Study. He said it might help somebody else. "I said no at first, but Jimmy said, 'Mom, I won't be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom." She went on, "My Jimmy had a heart of gold. Always thinking of someone else. Always wanting to help others if he could."

Sally walked out of Children's Mercy Hospital for the last time, after spending most of the last six months there. She put the bag with Jimmy's belongings on the seat beside her in the car.
The drive home was difficult. It was even harder to enter the empty house. She carried Jimmy's belongings, and the plastic bag with the lock of his hair to her son's room.
She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room exactly where he had always kept them. She laid down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, cried herself to sleep.
It was around midnight when Sally awoke. Laying beside her on the bed was a folded letter. The letter said:

"Dear Mom, I know you're going to miss me; but don't think that I will ever forget you, or stop loving you, just 'cause I'm not around to say "I Love You". I will always love you, Mom, even more with each day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to adopt a little boy so you won't be so lonely, that's okay with me. He can have my room and old stuff to play with. But, if you decide to get a girl instead, she probably wouldn't like the same things us boys do. You'll have to buy her dolls and stuff girls like, you know. Don't be sad thinking about me. This really is a neat place. Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and showed me around some, but it will take a long time to see everything. The angels are so cool. I love to watch them fly. And, you know what? Jesus doesn't look like any of his pictures. Yet, when I saw Him, I knew it was Him. Jesus himself took me to see GOD ! And guess what, Mom ? I got to sit on God's knee and talk to Him, like I was somebody important. That's when I told Him that I wanted to write you a letter, to tell you good bye and everything. But I already knew that wasn't allowed. Well, you know what Mom ? God handed me some paper and His own personal pen to write you this letter. I think Gabriel is the name of the angel who is going to drop this letter off to you. God said for me to give you the answer to one of the questions you asked Him 'Where was He when I needed him ?' "God said He was in the same place with me, as when His son Jesus was on the cross. He was right there, as He always is with all His children. Oh, by the way, Mom, no one else can see what I've written except you. To everyone else this is just a blank piece of paper. Isn't that cool ? I have to give God His pen back now. He needs it to write some more names in the Book of Life. Tonight I get to sit at the table with Jesus for supper. I'm sure the food will be great.

Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I don't hurt anymore. The cancer is all gone. I'm glad because I couldn't stand that pain anymore and God couldn't stand to see me hurt so much, either. That's when He sent The Angel of Mercy to come get me. The Angel said I was a Special Delivery ! How about that ?


Signed with Love from God, Jesus & Me.




"When you are down to nothing, God is up to something"

A NEW BABY GIRL

Hari ini mungkin hari yang membahagiakan buat papi and mami coz mereka melahirkan putri kecil yang cantik dan yang pastinya sehat sekali. Malam itu sewaktu aku lahir diceritakan bahwa bulan purnama sudah muncul dan dari situlah namaku tercipta “WULANDARI KARUNIA SEPTIANI”

WULANDARI yang terinspirasi dari bulan purnama yang melekat di benak papi and pernah juga aku lihat di kamus nama arti wulandari dan menemukan bahwa wulandari berarti dewi kesuburan di pulau jawa. Well emang aku orangny subur alias gendut hahaha.. Anyway thanks for giving me that name dad!

KARUNIA, mungking kamu semua uda tau arti dari karunia dalam bahasa Indonesia, blessing in English. Dan aku merupakan karunia yang indah buat my parents

SEPTIANI berhubung aku lahir di bulan September and perempuan so dikasih deh nama belakang septiani. Mungkin klo aku cowo dikasi nama septiano kali ya

Aku lahir di tanggal yang cantik pula 9 september 1985, angka kembar di tanggal dan bulan 9 – 9 – 1985. Ini kelahiran normal dan aku anak ke 3 dari 7 orang – banyak ya… jangan tanya padaku tapi tanyalah pada sang pembuat hehehe…

Aku diceritakan kalau aku dikandung selama 10 bulan – biasanya 9 bulan ya? – tapi berhubung cukup anget and enak di dalem, aku mengulur waktu untuk keluar 1 bulan di perut mami. Waktu aku lahir juga mami cerita kalau diantara anak-anak yang lain, yang paling banyak minum susu adalah aku! Pantes subur ya, dari kecil uda keliatan hehehe.. asi saja ga cukup buat aku katanya, maka ditambah dengan susu formula for baby. Karena itu pula aku cukup kebal terhadap penyakit ya. Daya tahan tubuh sejak kecil sudah tak mengkhawatirkan.

Satu bulan kemudian setelah aku lahir, kamu bisa lihat foto montokku di sebuah majalah. Ayah bunda namanya no 21 tanggal 29 Oktober 1985 ( tertulis di album foto loh, ga kerajinan ngingetin tanggal ).. di kolom Bayi Bulan September, cukup bangga dengan hal ini coz diantara yang lain cuma aku yang masuk ke majalah. Kenapa ya yang lain ga dimasukin juga? Or I’m the choosen one..

Mami juga cerita kalau kita semua di taken care bener-bener sama mami walaupun punya baby sitter tapi tetap saja smua yang main dipegang sama mami. Mami ga mau anaknya dibawah asuhan pembantu so dia sendiri yang nge raise semua anaknya – well dengan bantuan papi tentunya.

Memang mom’s love is uncountable and pure. Dia ngebesarin aku sampai besar ( emang kadang nyebelin she tentang nasihat-nasihatnya tapi emang dia bener kadang2 cuma ya gimana ya kenakalan masa muda gitu – sorry ya mi!)

Maybe segini dulu tentang my baby life ya. I’m sure that my baby life was very happy with all the affection from them. Many hugs and kisses for me. Not like now I really need that kind of affection again. Anyway thanks ya mom and dad to deliver and raise me until now. Sorry if I made u very disappointed and upset coz I still like to play around. But I will always love you both.

Kate Douglas Wiggin
"Every child born into the world is a new thought of God, an ever-fresh and radiant possibility."