Off The Hook
December 14, 2018

Sometimes they can be entertaining, but …

By Melanie Behrens

I love kids and many times they can be so entertaining. As you will see here their minds work in interesting ways. In this Christmas season, their first thoughts are about angels. That seems apropo.
One young child, age five, said, “I only know the names of two angels, Hark and Harold.”
Here are s...

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