April 11, 2007

  • Rissy's Version of Adam & Eve

    In our home school (Sophia Christian Academy), we usually study only two subjects a day.  Yesterday's two subjects were social studies (communities & people) and Bible (how God created things).

    I read two Bible stories about creation and we discussed how Adam and Eve were created and WHY Eve was created.  I told the girls, "Eve was created to help Adam and also to keep him from being lonely.  That's why *I* help Daddy by cooking his meals, making sure he has clean clothes, making phone calls for him, or doing whatever he needs me to do.  I HELP him." 

    After the stories and discussions, they were left to color a picture of something God had created.

    As both girls were finishing up their pictures, Jesse walked in early from work.  He asked what they had learned in school and Rissy told him HER version of Adam & Eve - as follows:

    "Welllllllll, there was nothing but lots of dark, dark, dark, stuff.  So God said (she marches over to the light switch) 'Let there be light!' (turns on the switch) and just like that, right away, there was light. 

    Then God said let there be water and dirt (remember, this was HER version) and he made fish and birds, too.  Then He made the sun and lots and lots of fluffy clouds and the moon and stars and ohhhhh, Daddy, the sky was pretty during the day and at night it sparkled like this (used her fingers to mimic twinkling).

    Then He made giraffes, cats, tigers (we had only named horses, dogs & cats, but obviously she had grasped the concept!!!) and then God made a man.  He took up some dirt and made it look like a man, then blew on him like this (sounded like a gale force wind coming from Rissy's mouth) and the man was alive - just like the light came on really fast when He said 'Let there be light!' 

    But, the guy wasn't happy.  He was really lonely and didn't like to be by himself, just like Daddy.  So God decided to make him a helper.  He made the guy fall asleep and took a big ol' bone just above the guy's hip (I inserted the word "rib" for her) . . . oh yeah, the guy's *rib* and made a lady.  He blew her alive just like he did the guy like this (another gale force wind sound!!!) and she woke up so she could do the guy's dishes and wash his clothes.  Then the guy was happy."

    I would like to believe I was created for more than doing Jesse's dishes and laundry, but if Rissy's God says so . . . (!!!!!)

    Jesse LOVED Rissy's version!!!