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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Sunday School (10/25/07)
Grasping her hand, he walked on trembling legs down the big, long stairway. All the way down to the basement his heart was pounding as he tried to imagine what it would be like. He had turned four years old and was finally old enough to go to Sunday school. Such a grand time he had pictured in his mind, coloring and drawing and listening to stories of Jesus. He also hoped the little companion he sat next to would not be mean to him.

They were at the door now and his mommy was taking him over to his chair. Absolutely delighted to find it a small chair made just for him, he sat down and looked at his teacher. With a twinkle in her eye, she smiled cheerfully and welcomed him to class. All the other little children were watching him, some were smiling and some were just curious.

Then the teacher began to pass out their coloring papers. It was a picture of David facing the giant Goliath with just his little sling and bag of rocks. David was one of his favorite people in the Bible. In fact, he and his brother liked to act out the story. It was always such great fun to let that rock fly out of his sling to fell his big brother Goliath.

After his teacher finished passing out the papers, she opened up her bag and began to pull out more crayons than he had seen in his short life. Such wonderful, new and shiny crayons! None were broken or had the paper ripped off. She gave each of them a little box of crayons and said that it was theirs and only theirs. He could not believe it! He had his own little box of crayons and they were brand-new and brilliant. From then on, he just knew that he would love Sunday school.

Many years later, he still thinks about that first day in Sunday school at the big age of four and how he got that little box of crayons. He knows the teacher went on and read a story from the Bible, but he couldn’t tell you what that story was. All he can remember is the kindness of his teacher and how she gave him a brand-new box of crayons.
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Anothervoice Sunstar
11/01/07
Praise God that He allows fond and kind memories to grow dearer to us each passing year. Clear details concerning what the child took in on this memorable day. Well done.
Jan Ackerson
11/02/07
I love this! There's almost nothing more wonderful than a fresh box of crayons, and you conveyed that so perfectly. Love your POV here, and this little taste of nostalgia.
Sharlyn Guthrie
11/03/07
Nicely done.
Joanne Sher 
11/03/07
This is just plain sweet and lovely. You've charmed me for sure!
Phyllis Inniss 
11/03/07
I love this. The innocence of children and the little things that mean so much to them. You certainly captured this in a beautiful way.
Laury Hubrich 
11/03/07
This is a nice piece. Keep on writing.
Laury
Karen Wilber
11/05/07
Very sweet story about the joy of receiving a delightful gift. The love of Christ in a little box of crayons....
LaNaye Perkins
11/05/07
Sweet sweet sweet! Great job of giving us the MC's point of view. Keep writing!
Lynda Schultz 
11/05/07
This is really cute. One tiny little thing that seemed a bit inconsistent but can be easily fixed. He knew the story of David and Goliath from the picture that he was colouring. Surely the story the teacher told was that same story. In any case, this is nicely done.