Glue

M - Ashlyn! Get off Momma. You are going to break me!
A - Oh that's okay. If I break you, we can just glue you back together!
M - Glue me back together? What kind of glue are you going to use?
A - Well "people" glue, of course!

Far From Perfect

The song "You make beautiful things out of the dust..." came on the radio. Ashlyn began to ask me questions about what that meant.

M - Do you remember Adam and Eve?
A - Yes. They lived in the Garden of Eden.
M - That's right. This song talks about when God made Man and Woman. God created man out of the dust of the earth. He then used Adam's rib to create Eve. Everything was perfect! Adam and Eve lived in a world without sin until they disobeyed God.
A - Um...Momma, everything was NOT perfect.
M - Well, before they sinned, it was.
A - Nuh-uh.
M - What do you mean?
A - Momma! They were walking around with their clothes off!

Shocked

(Just pulling into church)

A - Mommy, are we here on time or are we late like normal?
M - Ashlyn, we happen to be EARLY this morning!
A - (Gasps) THAT.IS.SHOCKING!!!

Martha

When I'm driving, Ashlyn seems to have this 6th sense of whether or not I am going too fast.

A - Mommy, are you going the speed limit?
M - Yes, Ashlyn. I am going the speed limit.
A - It doesn't feel like it.
M - Well, I am.
(a few minutes later)
A - Are you still going the speed limit?
M - Well, now I'm not.
A - You need to slow it down there, Martha.
M - Martha? Don't you mean, Momma?
A - No. I mean Martha. Like the one in the bible. She was running around like a chicken with her head cut off - just going way too fast. You are being like her!

Dragons and Snakes (that's what little girls are made of?)

Ashlyn has a special little friend at MDO that she is quite attached to. This friend happens to be a little boy. (I will call him "John")

M - Did you have fun on the playground today?
A - Yeah, Mommy!
M - What did you do?
A - Well me and John played dragons!
M - Dragons? What do the dragons do?
A - They chase all of the princesses!
M - Well Ashlyn, you are a little girl. You should be a princess, not a dragon. Little girls are sweet and gentle, like a a little princess.
A - Oh, but I wasn't a dragon.
M - No? So you were a princess?
A - Oh no Mommy. I was a snake!
M - Ashlyn! Girls aren't little snakes either!
A - Don't worry, Momma. I was a sweet, little girl snake!

A Prayer by Ashlyn

(Opening the Bible and reading/praying)

A - Jesus was born to Mary and Joseph. He grew up and never disobeyed his Mommy or Daddy. He died on the cross to pay for my sins. He was buried and the rose from the dead. Now He is in Heaven. He is getting a pink princess room ready for me. In Jesus Name, Amen!