So said one of our children today when he saw me after the service, stopping abruptly in his tracks as he raced round the room after the service.  Delightedly he showed me the worksheet he'd completed in Sunday school.  It was a special moment.

Pity our poor visiting preacher though.  His theme was around surprises and he asked the children if they could guess what animal he'd seen in his garden this week.  Presumably he expected responses such as 'cat', 'hedgehog' or 'fox.'  One of our tinies who is just finding his voice called out in a loud voice 'crocodile.'  Everyone laughed - except the preacher who said words to the effect of 'how did you know that?' as he proceded to show us the carved wooden crocodile paper knife that had found its way from his study to his garden.  Guess who had the surprise...

All good fun - and made me long all the more to 'be back' properly... only a few weeks to go now