As our little granddaughter, Selah, age 3 1/2 was hurrying to the car with me this morning we were both trying to escape the cold, frigid temps. She suddenly stopped in her little pink boots and turned around and looked up into my face. She said, “ I like snow, but I don’t like wind. Brrr”. Then she zipped up her jacket just a little higher around her neck. I told her I agreed, but I didn’t care for the ice either. She usually isn’t affected by much, and just takes life one full minute to another. But this latest cold snap seems to get to most of us!
As I thought about Selah’s thoughts and outlook on life, I remembered an email that a childhood friend from Louisiana had sent me awhile ago. It was titled “ Proverbs – At the First Grade Level”.
A school teacher had given her students the beginning of a familiar saying and asked them to finish it. The following 24 come from the wisdom of “little people”, and I hope they bring you a smile. Maybe it will warm your insides so this cold weather won’t seem so harsh! Enjoy…
1. Strike while the bug is close.
2. It’s always darkest before Daylight Saving Time.
3. Never underestimate the power of termites.
4. You can lead a horse to water but how?
5. Don’t bite the hand that looks dirty.
6. No news is impossible.
7. A miss is as good as a Mr.
8. You can’t teach an old dog new math.
9. If you lie down with dogs, you’ll stink in the morning.
10. Love all, trust me.
11. The pen is mightier than the pigs.
12. An idle mind is he best way to relax.
13. Where there’s smoke there’s pollution.
14. Happy the bride who gets all the presents.
15. A penny saved is not much.
16. Two’s company, three’s the Musketeers.
17. Don’t put off till tomorrow what you put on to go to bed.
18. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and you have to blow your nose.
19. There are none so blind as Stevie Wonder.
20. Children should be seen and not spanked or grounded.
21. If at first you don’t succeed get new batteries.
22. You get out of something only what you see in the picture on the box.
23. When the blind lead the blind get out of the way.
24. A bird in the hand is going to poop on you.
lbeerman68@gmail.com
