My smile for the day-hymn lyric misquote

blessedmomof4 · Post by **blessedmomof4** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:35 pm

My daughters are learning "Amazing Grace" this week. My 9 year-old asked me, very seriously, "Mom, what does, "He will my shield and POTION be" mean?

I tried hard not to laugh...or tried not to laugh too hard...

-then promptly explained the correct lyric

Melanie · Post by **Melanie** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:08 pm

too funny! You better write that one down!

My sister pulled one like that once when she was little and we never let her live it down. She was reading from her Bible..."behold, I will pour out my Sprite upon them..."

A joyful heart truly is good medicine!!

water2wine · Post by **water2wine** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:19 pm

Can I tell you how embarrassed I was when my kids heard the hymn we sang on TV and were very excited they sang the same song that HOD did.

Time to start going to the early church service instead of the later relaxed one I guess.

my2guys · Post by **my2guys** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:27 pm

When ds was probably about 2.5, he learned "Holy Holy Holy" from his Baby Praise video and he sang the last line "Blessed train and a T"! These little ones crack me up.

my3sons · Post by **my3sons** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:35 pm

My son confused Peter Rabbit, which we were reading, with Peter from the Bible and thought Peter Rabbit was walking on the water to meet Jesus. He told me, "I was just so worried Peter Rabbit was being chased by Reddy Fox as he met Jesus." That was when I knew we had a mistaken identity with "Peter". He finds this story very funny himself now that he is older!

6timeboymom · Post by **6timeboymom** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:16 pm

these are awesome little stories! I love it!
My boys were struggling trying to remember the Mayflower one day and called it the Cauliflower.

Callia · Post by **Callia** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:27 pm

Just this past December my children and I were all singing in the car. We were singing "Holly Jolly Christmas" which is kind of a silly song, but it was being played on the radio and we were singing along!

There's a line in the song that says, "Somebody waits for you. Kiss her once for me."

In a nice, loud, and clear voice my 8yo mistakenly sang, "Somebody waits for you. Gizzards wait for me!"

Of course, she was quickly corrected. She said, "I always wondered why the song made it sound so good to have gizzards waiting for you."

blessedmomof4 · Post by **blessedmomof4** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:19 am

LOL! I like "Holly Jolly Christmas"

Post by **Carrie** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:00 am

These stories of mix-ups are so cute!

When my second son was doing the Emerging Reader Set and was reading from his "Beginner's Bible" aloud to me, I wasn't paying that close of attention one day because I was holding the baby during the reading.

My older son kept reading "Elshey" did this and "Elshey" did that..., and I said I don't think there's an "Elshey" in the Bible, are you sure that is what it is supposed to be? He was adamant that he was right and pointed to the word. It was Elisha! We spent the next many stories trying to overcome "Elshey", as the name had stuck in his head. Even the other day, he said "Elshey" again, and then promptly corrected himself with a smile!

Those mispronunciations really stick sometime!

Have a great Sunday!
Carrie

blessedmomof4 · Post by **blessedmomof4** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:54 am

Carrie wrote: Those mispronunciations really stick sometime!

Yes, they do-my dear 15-year-old son still says "er-merald" for emerald before he corrects himself (or I correct him

)

Callia · Post by **Callia** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:56 am

Yep. Once you are used to saying something wrong it is difficult to make the switch.

When I was a little girl I always thought the crayon in my Crayola box was called Magnet-a. It is still tough for me to call it by its correct color name--Magenta!

netpea · Post by **netpea** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:59 am

There is a song by Creedence Clearwater. the lyrics go like this
"there's a bad moon on the rise"

I always thought it said,
"there's a bathroom on the right"

lmercon · Post by **lmercon** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:18 pm

My 6 yo ds still mistakenly sings "Feliz Mommy Duck" instead of, "Feliz Navidad." I don't have the heart to correct him. It's so cute hearing him belt out the Christmas song in the back seat of the car!

blessedmomof4 · Post by **blessedmomof4** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:42 pm

Feliz "Mommy Duck" is close to my heart (I'm Puerto Rican

)That's a cute mix-up!

Tansy · Post by **Tansy** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:40 pm

blessedmomof4 wrote: Yes, they do-my dear 15-year-old son still says "er-merald" for emerald before he corrects himself (or I correct him )

Hangs head in shame...
I'm famous for saying s-ward in stead of sword.

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