As we were slowly driving back out past the little church, we stopped to look at what appeared to be a sign. There were some words in German, and then it said "Psalm 23." One of the boys asked "What's that?" And Ella - 4 years old and can't read in any language - said, "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." Stop for a second and let that sink in. The sign was actually a part of the Berlin Wall, according to information on site, and after contemplation I think it probably was not verse one, but rather "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil." Either way, Ella was pretty tickled with herself and went on to quote about half of the chapter. I still have no idea why she thought of saying that.
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Go, Ella! mums
And sorry I have been forgetting to identify myself.
The more I think about this, I think Ella must have "read" the numbers -- she does recognize some numbers -- then associated "23" with the Psalm she had memorized about the Lord since she was by a statue of our Lord. She is a bright girl. mums
She really is a smart one. I really enjoyed talking with her the last time I visited.
Then again, I've always believed most children are smarter than most adults give them credit for... :-)
I dunno, Mom. She IS smart, but it's more likely "coincidence" than reading.
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