Whoever receives one such child in my name, receives me, but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.  Matthew 18: 5-6

Kaylee is one of the adorable children who come to my Sunday school class every Sunday, full of innocence, joy, and a love that overflows in spontaneous hugs and giggles and songs. As you can see from the picture of the purple house, Kaylee is an artist. She loves drawing and coloring, and she particularly enjoys decorating her art with stickers of dogs, cats, hearts, butterflies…and rhinestones. Her love of bling makes her a girl after my heart!

She drew the purple house and wrote the sweet letter to me after the horrific slip-and-fall that kept me out of the Sunday school class for a while. She brought me a lovely journal, too. The gifts were her ideas. What a beautiful, giving heart she has! It will be one of her best qualities when she’s a grownup.

She’s a cowgirl, too, and is the cutest little equestrienne in the arena when she enters horse shows. Nurtured by family–loving parents, grandparents, and a large church family–she’s going to grow into a fine Christian woman. 

She will be nurtured and protected by all of us. We will be watchful to protect her from the terrifying trend of usurping parental rights and letting radical public figures destroy her with ideologies that take away her innocence and confuse her about who she is.  

Kaylee knows who she is. She’s an adorable little girl who loves her parents and worships God. Every Sunday, she says, “I love Jesus.” She prays for her family. She listens to Bible stories, and if she doesn’t know the answer to the questions I ask, she always says, “God.” Because…of course, she’s right. God is at the center of everything. She loves freely and with the exuberance and innocence of a child.

We must do everything in our power to protect her and all God’s children.

God is good!

Peggy Webb