Adam, a bright-eyed 3-year-old, had been told of his German heritage. After church in early December, I asked him if he had a part in the Sunday school Christmas pageant. "Yes," he replied, his eyes filling with joy. "I am going to be a German shepherd!" ====== A guy was in court charged with parking in a restricted area. The judge asked him if he had anything to say in his defense. "They shouldn't put up such misleading notices," said the guy. "It said `FINE FOR PARKING HERE`." ===== Advent was one week away so we thought we'd see what the children remembered from our family devotions the year before. "Who can tell me what the four candles in the Advent wreath represent?" I asked. Luke jumped in with seven-year-old wisdom and exuberance. "There's love, joy, peace, and ... and ... " "I know!" six-year-old Elise interrupted to finish her brother's sentence: "Peace and quiet!" One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.8 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 2060 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message