| "My grandma reminds me of the love of God | | | | because she kisses me good night and does the |
| because every time she comes to my house she | | | | dishes for us."In spite of the many thankless tasks |
| brings me a present, or she takes me out to buy | | | | moms perform, the greatest service any mom could |
| something for me," says Will, 8. "She likes to go out | | | | do is the one Cris, 8, mentions. "My mom reminds me |
| to eat. We play basketball. We have fun. She throws | | | | of the love of God because she told me about God. |
| a football, too."Well, that pretty well settles it. If your | | | | And I believed in Jesus Christ, my Lord. She wakes |
| grandma can roll back and deliver a football on target, | | | | up early in the morning to read the Bible. And she is |
| she's showing her love by doing something you like | | | | also trying to get my Dad closer to knowing about |
| to do."My grandma," says Drew, 8, "reminds me of | | | | God."The spiritual-insight award for making the |
| God's love because she always reads the Bible, and | | | | connection between Mom's and God's love goes to |
| she loves us. She is always kind to other people, and | | | | Patrick, 9: "My mom reminds me of the love of God |
| always says 'please' and 'thank you.'"Love is often | | | | because she will never stop. Also, because she loved |
| expressed through courtesy. Good manners show | | | | me first like God."The Apostle John came to the |
| respect for other people. Do you think your | | | | same conclusion, "We love Him because he first loved |
| grandma's thoughtfulness is connected to her Bible | | | | us." God is the ultimate initiator in love. When we |
| reading? Count on it.Grandma's kindness reminds us | | | | finally wake up and stop searching for love in all the |
| of God, but so does a certain grandpa, says John, 8, | | | | wrong places, we can respond to God's love. Yes, |
| "because he always lets me go with him on ice-fishing | | | | God is like Patrick's mom in that he will never stop |
| trips, and he cooks awesome eggs. And, he takes | | | | pursuing us.One of God's most famous love pursuits |
| me on his four-wheeler."Awesome eggs and a | | | | involved a man stopped by a blinding light from |
| four-wheeler is a hard combination to beat. The | | | | heaven. After recovering from physical and spiritual |
| important thing is spending time with those you love. | | | | blindness, Paul became an apostle and wrote, "But |
| Showing love often translates into spending time.Now | | | | God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that |
| it's Mom's turn to show God's love, says D.J., 9: "My | | | | while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" |
| mom takes me to all my sports practices. She makes | | | | (Romans 5:8).Think about this: If the love of God |
| me a homemade dinner almost every night. She | | | | transforms your heart, someone could see God's |
| takes care of me when I'm sick. She makes me | | | | love through you.Memorize this truth: "In this the love |
| special desserts."My mom takes me to friends' | | | | of God was manifested toward us, that God has |
| houses. I could think of many more things, but my | | | | sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we |
| brother is screaming right now, and I'm about to go | | | | might live through Him" (I John 4:9).Ask these |
| to bed."Put your pillow over your ears, and get a | | | | questions: It's easy to love someone who loves you, |
| good night's sleep so you can think of more ways to | | | | but what about people who offend you? Can you |
| appreciate your mom.Mom also gets the nod from | | | | love them in the way that God loves you?Carey |
| Dexter, 7: "Sometimes when I forget to do my | | | | Kinsolving is a syndicated columnist, producer, author, |
| chores, my mom does them for me. I love my mom | | | | speaker and website developer. |