Olivia is my four year old and she is one of those kids that just "gets" people. She also has this great knack for drawing people in, so when she bops into the sanctuary at church all the people just love to talk to her and pat her head. Usually she is to "busy" in the nursery to come and greet everyone after church, but this particular day she had decided to grace us with her presence. She had come in and made a bee line to the back door where my husband stood shaking hands with everyone as they left. Olivia smiled and stood close to Jason as everyone said their good byes. When most of the church had emptied she came over to me. I was talking to a couple and didn't really pay much attention to her. But I could tell she was very interested in something about the man that I was chatting with.
Now you have to realize that our church is a church were you come as you are. We don't have a lot of people that really dress up for church. My husband doesn't even wear a tie when he is preaching. The couple that I was talking with was more dressed up than they usually are and the husband (Jeff) was wearing a tie that morning. Olivia marched over to Jeff and with one hand on her hip she stood and pointed at his tie. "Are you a preacher?" She demanded. " Well no, I'm not. Your daddy is though." Jeff replied. She paused and looked at him really thoughtfully. "Well, then why are you wearing that?" she asked as she pointed to his tie. The couple burst into laughter. " I guess most preachers do wear ties don't they?"
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