dirt and stones

Tonight was the last regular meeting of the Awana Clubs at church.  I help with the Cubbies age 3-5.  They are a joyful handful!  LOL!  We talked about David as a young boy tonight.  He was the youngest son of Jesse.  Trained as a shepherd David learned to be skillful with a sling shot.  He killed a bear and a lion to protect his sheep.  David often played the harp/lyre to calm the sheep.  Later the prophet Samuel annointed David because God had picked David to be king over Israel.  We talked of the 5 stones that David took when he battled Goliath for the honor of the Lord.  Remember the song...
Only a boy named David
Only a little sling
Only a boy named David but he could play and sing.
Only a boy named David
Only a rippling brook
Only a boy named David and 5 smooth stones he took
And one little stone went into the sling and the sling went round and round
And one little stone went into the sling and the sling went round and round
And round and round and round and round and round and round(the kids love
this part)
And one little stone went up in the air and the giant came tumbling down.

In honor of the last night and David's stones I brought a treat for the kids.  We ate dirt with stones in it.  Don't belive me...take a look.

Doesn't it look so real?  The dirt is actually Oreo cookies that I crushed with my blender.  The rocks are really milk chocolate.  They look so real!  I got them at this really cool candy store called Holland's Mercantile in Washington, IL.  If you ever get over that way, they have lots of fun candy from the Swedish fish to the modern Air Heads.  Jars and jars of candy in this store. 

<^..^> Lori