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My son Brett is in Awana Cubbies this year. He’s thrilled. He wanted to be in the club last year, but he missed the birthday cutoff by about 6 weeks. Tonight we were doing “Bear Hug 1″ in his book. It was about God and love. This dialog, I swear, is almost verbatim.

Ron: It says we need to write down 5 people that God loves.

Brett: Cookie Monster!

Ron: Cookie Monster isn’t a person. It says “people.”

Brett: Um…monkeys!

Ron: Monkeys aren’t people either.

Brett: Thomas! (he meant Thomas the train)

Ron: No, Brett. It says to write down 5 people that God loves. Who are some people that God loves?

Brett: Daddy!

Ron: Yes! Who else?

Brett: Bailey! (Bailey is our cat.)

Ron: No, buddy. People. We already have “Daddy” on here. Who else?

Brett: Mommy! Kaitlyn!

Ron: Yes, yes! Ok. We need 2 more people that God loves.

Brett: Baseball!

Ron: Is a baseball a person?

Brett: Baseball players?

Ron: Yes…who is a baseball player?

Brett: Chipper Jones!

Ron: Yes, God loves Chipper Jones. One more.

(Brett looks at the wallpaper border I made in his room out of Brett Butler baseball cards. Brett was named after Butler.)

Brett: (pointing at a card) Him!

Ron: Yes. What’s his name?

Brett: I don’t know.

Ron: That’s Brett Butler.

Brett: Hey…that’s my name!

Ron: *sigh*