Children’s Poll

In celebration of Mother’s day, we polled 52 AWANA kids about their mommies.

Many had so many emotions about their mommies, they could only smile and say, “She’s nice.”—Anna (7), Tucker (5), Coyer (4), and Elsa (5).
Others could branch out.
Awesome!—Kayla, 9,
Wonderful!—Kennedy, 9
The best!—Brooke, 11
I love her soooo much! She is the best mom ever!—Joel, 6
Everything!—Preston Shoop, 6
Everything! And I was the first one born—Keighly Shoop, 8

Several others acknowledged that because “My mommy loves me,” was the best thing about them—Cadence (5), Colby (5), Joshua (4), Rebecca (8), Jordan (7).

Some loved the affection their mommies gave.
Because she loves me and gives me hugs and kisses during the night.—Ava, 5
She hugs me all the time.—Leah, 6
She gives me hugs and kisses.—Rachel, 5

Quite a few loved their mommies because they played or read to them.
We watch Hotel for Dogs and she loves me—Kayla, 4
She tells me stories—Caleb, 4
I love my mom to tickle me and do This Little Piggy and kiss me funny—Ericka, 4
When she reads to me at bedtime.—Aleisha, 5
She takes me lots of places.—Allie, 4
She plays with me.—Katelyn, 6

Many loved the basic needs their moms provided, and the last one obviously thinks his mom has no life outside of caring for him and his brother.
Because she takes care of me—Kiko (4) and Joshua (6)
She helps me when I need help and never yells at me—Prescott, 6
She helps me when I need help or get confused.—Aiden, 7
When I get hurt she hurries to help me. When I’m sick she helps me get better.—Haylee, 7
She gives us food.—Zeb, 8
She helps me go to school—Paige, 5
She tucks me in every night.—Noah, 6
She makes my favorite meals.—Kirsten, 8
She helps me clean my room.—Garid, 7
She makes my lunch before I go to school.—Jonathan, 9
She always comforts me.—Makenna, 9
She spends most of her life caring for me and my brother.—Daniel, 11

For several others, some interesting thoughts came to mind when they thought about their love for their mommies.
She likes flowers.—Rachel, 6
She is smart.—Jacob, 8
That my mom is in Awana.—Emily, 8
She’s short.—Anna, 4
I like her dresses.—Chloe, 4
She can do anything.—Luke, 4 (This reporter has a witness that her son really said this without coercion.)

This final group loves their moms, no doubt, but we suspect they may have ulterior motives.
Because she plans my birthday parties really good.—Noah, 5
She lets me have candy A LOT.—Ellie, 7
My mom loves me, and she is super nice, and she spoils me.—Kimberly, 9
My mom buys a lot of expensive toys.—Sarah, 9

Children’s Poll

Because we want to know all the thoughts, no matter how small.

Question: What do you love about Jesus and the life he gives you?

3rd Grade
Because he loved us first. – Clara
He created the world for us to live in. –Makenna
He died for us and took away the bad things we’ve done. –Tanner
If we love Jesus, we can go to heaven. –Judah

2nd Grade
He died for us and that means he loves us. –Teresa
He gives us everlasting life. When we die we will go with him to heaven. –Braden
He died on the cross for us and that means we don’t have to die. We get to go to heaven. –Joshua

1st Grade
He created the world. – Elijah
I love the parents He gave me. –Joe
If He didn’t give me such a loving Dad, I wouldn’t have as good a life. –Jaden

Kindergarteners
I love that He does great things like letting me ice skate. –Madison
He gives us snow so we can go skiing. –Daniel
He made us so we can pray. –Noelle
He made me. –Paige
That he died on the cross to forgive our sins. –Taylor

4 and 5 yr old
Because I have Jesus in my heart. –Kenzie
I asked Jesus in my heart because I love him.—Tressa
Because he loves us. –Katelyn
Because he heals us. –Elizabeth

3 and 4 yr old
Because he is too friendly. –Isabell
Because he died on the cross to make our sins go away. –Kendall
Because I like him. –Linzy