I love kids. They always make me smile, and they are fantastic, tiny people. Most of ‘em, anyway. I have spent a lot of time around kids my whole life, and I am never less than amazed by the things that come out of their mouths (and I don’t mean spit up). Here is my list of the top ten questions that have been asked of me by small children. They always make me smile.

10) “What does f!@# mean?” (Ummm, different things, at different times.)

9) “How do those stupid scientists know that dinosaurs were ugly colors like brown and green? I think they were pink!” (You are probably right.)

“Do you think that tiger would eat me if he could?” (Yes. I think he would.)

7) “Would you like to get married to me a buy a baby?” (No thanks. You really don’t know how this works, do you?)

6) “Would you sit by me a cuddle me, but not tell anybody about it, because I am a big boy?” (Absolutely.)

5) “Is that guy (Will Ferrell) retarded, or am I allowed to make fun of him?” (My response was…hysterical laughter.)

4) “Would you like to build a train with me and sail it to Mexico?” (Yes. Yes, I would love that. thanks.)

3) “Emily, how do I know if I pooped my pants, or just farted?” (….)

2) “What is your favorite kind of flower? You know, to eat?” (….do I need to call poison control?)

1) “If Jesus is the son of God, who did God have sex with?” (You should probably ask your Sunday school teacher.)

I miss little. If any of you have young children that would possibly ask ridiculous questions, can I borrow them for a bit? Please?

So it was pointed out to me that I blogged to introduce you all to our new kitten, yet I have never introduced you to our first born/adopted pet. So without further ado…

This is TessieBell Grice. We call her Tessie though. She was adopted from the SPCA in March of 2006, so that she could protect me while Kyle is away. She doesn’t. She licks people and sits on them whenever they sit on the couch. She is red with some white on her feet and chest and the very tip of her tail. Also, she likes to have the remote to herself. She can also talk. You should come pet her. She would like that. BTW…Tessie and Olly are not the best of friends. Yet.

Olly! This is my new kitten. His technical name is Ollivander Phillip Charlemagne Caplin Grice VII. He is very fluffy and gray and cute. If anybody would like to come pet him, let me know and we can arrange it.

Sorry I missed last week. I just forgot, honestly.

Anyway, this week, I was all set to write about one particular song that is amazing. I had notes written in y little notebook thing I carry around and everything. However, I went to visit my friends Ginny and Eric today to play with a little baby, and I didn’t end up coming home until like, 6:45. As we were driving home on the Parkway, I happened to stop talking long enough to look out the window in silence for a moment. I was greeted with the most beautiful sunset sky I have ever seen before. It was just this perfect, post rain mixture of orange and pink and blue, and it took my breath away. What made it even better was the fact that it wasn’t over some glorious beach or some picturesque mountain. It was over the concrete road and metal signs of the Polk Parkway in Lakeland. Honesty, one of the last places I expected to see something so beautiful.

Upon seeing this, a song came to mind. It’s by this fantastic band called Less Than Jake, one of the bands responsible for my husband and I meeting, and I love them. The song is called “Is This Thing On?”. Listen to it if you get a chance. Here is the lyric:

Can we really measure if we’re any better

Than that skyline that goes on and on forever on and on

Here’s the thing. Sometimes, I feel very very small and unimportant. That’s a natural way to feel. In fact, in the grand scheme of things, we are very small. I was looking at that sky and thinking, ” Wow God, awesome job with that sunset today. Really top notch.” Then I realized that the same God that made that sunset also made me. And it left me breathless that somebody that took the time to create something so beautiful also took the time to create me. That sunset and I are the same. Every beautiful thing on this earth is the same as me and the same as you. We were made by the same creator. Many people probably saw that sunset tonight and thought it was awesome and thanked God, and it was only in the sky for a few minutes. I have been on the earth for 24 years, and probably will be for many more (let us hope). I hope somebody has looked at me, thought I was awesome, and thanked God for me (I mean besides my Mom and husband). Seeing this sunset, thinking of this song, made me so proud of my creator. So I just wanna take a moment to say, Bravo God. Bravo.

Has anything made you stop lately to give God a round of applause?