Children Sharing What Love is

This message hit my in box this morning and it put a smile on my face.  Enjoy these morsels...

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds,
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> 'What does love mean?'
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> The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined
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> See what you think:
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> 'When my grandmother got arthritis , she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.. So my grandfather does it for her all the time , even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
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> Rebecca- age 8
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> 'When someone loves you , the way they say your name is different.
> You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
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> Billy - age 4
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> 'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'
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> Karl - age 5
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> 'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'
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> Chrissy - age 6
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> 'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
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> Terri - age 4
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> 'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him , to make sure the taste is OK.'
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> Danny - age 7
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> 'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing , you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that.
> They look gross when they kiss'
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> Emily - age 8
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> 'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents
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> Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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> 'If you want to learn to love better , you should start with a friend who you hate , '
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> Nikka - age 6
> (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
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> 'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt , then he wears it everyday.'
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> Noelle - age 7
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> 'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'
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> Tommy - age 6
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> 'During my piano recital , I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.
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> He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
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> Cindy - age 8
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> 'My mommy loves me more than anybody
> You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
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> Clare - age 6
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> 'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
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> Elaine-age 5
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> 'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford .'
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> Chris - age 7
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> 'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.'
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> Mary Ann - age 4
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> 'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'
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> Lauren - age 4
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> 'When you love somebody , your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)
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> Karen - age 7
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> 'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross..'
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> Mark - age 6
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> 'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it , you should say it a lot. People forget.'
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> Jessica - age 8
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> The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.
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> Upon seeing the man cry , the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard , climbed onto his lap , and just sat there.
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> When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor , the little boy said ,
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> 'Nothing , I just helped him cry'
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> When there is nothing left but God , that is when you find out that God is all you need.
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