Participants: Janice Smith
Series Code: JA
Program Code: JA000001
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00:01 Hi! I was just looking through my trunk and I found some
00:09 pajamas that are just like some that I had when I was 00:11 a little girl, they wouldn't fit me now would they, 00:14 but they fit me back then. 00:15 Do you know what, I'll tell you a story about one day 00:18 when I was sick, now I wasn't really really sick, 00:22 but I was just sick enough, that my mom made me stay home 00:25 from school, and she made me stay in bed, and I started 00:28 to get so bored, because I had read all of my books 00:30 and I colored all the pictures I felt like coloring, 00:33 and I was just getting so bored and so all of a sudden 00:36 between the corner of my bedroom I spied something on my 00:40 little shelf, and do you know I hopped up off my bed 00:45 and I went over there and I picked up my little scissors, 00:49 now don't go away because in just a minute I'm going to 00:53 tell you what I did with my scissors. 01:54 Well do you know for a little while I sat on my bed and I 01:58 cut some shapes out of paper and stuff but even that 02:02 got boring after awhile, and next thing I knew 02:05 I had put all the paper down and I was just sitting there 02:09 and I was just fiddling with them and before I knew it 02:14 I had cut a big hole in my pajamas. 02:20 It wasn't just a little hole it was a big one, 02:24 and as soon as I did it, I started to feel horrible 02:30 because I knew that you are not supposed to cut holes in 02:33 your pajamas. 02:34 And I was just sitting there just feeling so miserable 02:38 and right as I was feeling so miserable I heard footsteps, 02:42 I was quick, I was trying to shove everything under me, 02:45 it was my mom, she came in and right away she saw me and 02:51 she looked at me and she said Janice what have you been doing? 02:53 Then she looked down and she could see the scissors 02:56 poking out from under my leg and she could see the hole 03:01 in my pajamas, and she said how did that happen? 03:04 And before I knew it, I told a lie, I said mom Brad flew home 03:12 from school and did it, well that wasn't true. 03:14 My brother couldn't fly and I knew it. 03:17 Then I felt even more horrible, worse than cutting the pajamas 03:22 because I knew told a lie and I knew I shouldn't lie, 03:24 and oh I just felt so miserable and she said Janice 03:27 that's not true, please tell me the truth, and I said nope 03:30 it's the truth mom, it wasn't me I don't know anything about it. 03:32 Well I was feeling more and more miserable by the minute 03:37 and she said Janice, she said you need to pray and ask Jesus 03:40 to help you tell the truth because you are not 03:42 feeling healthy when you tell lies, and I said I don't want 03:45 to pray, and she said well I'll pray for you. 03:47 And so she sat on the bed beside me and she started to pray 03:51 and first I was feeling all mean and mad and everything, 03:55 but then I started to feel kind of sad, and I started to 04:00 feel like that I just didn't feel good and I would feel 04:04 so much better if I told the truth, and you know 04:05 I know that was Jesus speaking to my thinking place 04:09 and I just started to feel soft and that I would feel better 04:13 if I told the truth, and so by the time that she said Amen 04:15 I looked and I said mom I'm sorry that I told you a lie, 04:20 I said will you forgive me, and I started to cry and 04:24 of course she forgave me and she said it was ok and then 04:26 she said that she would still have to discipline me 04:29 because I had done a very naughty thing by cutting a hole 04:32 in my pajamas, but she was more concerned about the fact 04:35 that I didn't tell the truth. 04:36 But you know even though she disciplined me I felt so GOOD 04:41 for telling the truth, it's just like a big weight had 04:44 fallen off my shoulders, and you know the Bible 04:48 talks about that in Proverbs 12:19. 04:52 It says that Truthful lips endure forever, 04:56 but a lying tongue lasts only a moment 05:00 and that's so true, because when you tell the truth 05:03 it feels so much better. 05:38 Did you hear that, that's my bell basket, 05:44 let's go see what is in the basket today. 05:47 Let's see! 05:51 It's black whatever it is. 05:54 It's not to heavy and it's not to big either, 06:02 I wonder what it could be, why it looks like just a box 06:09 doesn't it. 06:10 Ohhh! I'll tell you I know what it is, I've seen these in 06:15 museums before, it's a very old camera. 06:19 Maybe your grandparents had one like it, very old, 06:25 here is the hole you look through, let me see, 06:28 and here is the shutter switch, it works I can tell, 06:34 I can see that it let light in, you know cameras look much 06:37 different now days don't they, but even these old cameras 06:41 do good pictures and the way that they work is they have a 06:45 lens and this is the lens out here at the front and then 06:49 when you press on the shutter switch it lets light through 06:52 and when the light comes through into the lens then that's what 06:55 makes the picture happen, and so whatever you point your 06:59 camera at that's what you get a picture of. 07:01 Would you like to see how the light comes through, I don't 07:03 think you could see from that way, I think if I open it up 07:06 I should be able to show it to you and then you should be able 07:11 to get a good idea of how the... Can you see that? 07:14 See how the light comes through. 07:17 When that light comes through that's what makes it so that 07:22 a picture gets taken. 07:23 Pictures are neat aren't they because what ever you point 07:28 your camera at that means that you get a picture of that. 07:31 You know my husband has a modern camera it's much fancier 07:35 and I like sometimes trying to take pictures of it, 07:38 I'm not real good at using those kind of cameras. 07:40 But you know pictures are fun because they show whatever 07:44 is there and they tell an honest description of what is 07:48 there and that's how God wants us to be in our lives, 07:52 is to be picture perfect always telling the truth and that makes 07:57 us happy and makes us to be a beautiful picture. 08:00 Hey kids, if you love all the fun things you get to do 08:05 with Janice and her friends you'll flip over this, 08:08 it's Janice's activity book, loaded with fun this book 08:12 teaches scripture through mazes, puzzles, dot to dot games, 08:16 coloring and more, and the best part is IT'S FREE! 08:20 Let's take a look inside, the scripture on this page says: 08:28 Now, let's circle the pictures that are the same, that's right 08:32 you've got the idea, there are many more fun filled 08:36 activities in this book, just waiting for you. 08:38 By the way did I mention IT'S FREE! 08:41 To get your very own copy have your mom or dad write to: 08:58 Don't wait order yours today! 09:01 Well hi, I'm glad you found me over here in my jungle forest 09:06 I just love being outdoors in nature don't you? 09:10 There are so many pretty things to see, to say nothing of all 09:14 the things there are to smell, it's so nice, you know God likes 09:18 it when we spend time out in nature, because He has so many 09:21 lesson's for us to learn out here, He has made so many 09:24 wonderful things for us to look at and to experience, 09:27 and He wants us to look care- fully to see what we can learn. 09:30 I would like to tell you a little bit about rabbits 09:32 right now, do you like rabbits? 09:34 I do they are so soft and they are so pretty with their 09:37 big ears and their eyes, do you know there is something 09:40 about rabbits that you might not know, because it's something 09:43 you can't see to well. 09:44 What it is- is rabbits have two very- very sharp front teeth, 09:50 you've seen those, but in behind those two front teeth 09:53 you can see there's two other smaller ones, 09:56 they are kind of like a pair of scissors because they are 09:59 smaller and they are back in there and they are just very 10:02 very sharp, and so when the rabbit gets hungry and wants 10:05 to eat something for lunch he can come over to where 10:09 there is a little bush with branches and stuff, 10:12 and those sharp front teeth just help him snip off 10:16 any kind of a twig or anything just as easy as anything, 10:20 and then just gobble it up. 10:21 You see if he didn't have that extra pair of teeth behind the 10:26 big front teeth, he wouldn't be able to snip off twigs and 10:28 branches so easily, so God has provided 10:31 a way to help the rabbits get their food easier. 10:34 Another thing God has taught rabbits to do is He has given 10:37 the mothers a wonderful way of taking care of their babies. 10:41 They know how to build just the perfect little nest to put their 10:44 babies in, first of all they find a little place 10:47 in the ground where it's a little bit hollow and then 10:51 they put nice soft bits of grasses and dried leaves and 10:56 stuff in the bottom of it, and then you know what else they do 10:58 they pull out fur from their tummy they pull out little bits 11:04 of fur and also put those little bits of fur down into the nest 11:08 and that makes the nest just cozy warm and it makes it 11:12 soft for the babies too, and then they lay the babies 11:16 in their nest. 11:17 Now you might think well why doesn't the mommy stay 11:19 with the babies, well the mother has a good reason, 11:22 because she knows that enemy animals can smell her body 11:26 and she knows that if she stays in the nest with the babies 11:29 they would smell her body and then those enemy animals 11:32 would come and eat the babies up and that wouldn't be good 11:36 would it, so she stays off to the side but she is always 11:39 watching, and then when it's time to come feed her babies 11:42 or something, she zig zags over this way, hops this way and then 11:46 she hops back over this way and right down through the 11:49 branch and then she hops over here and then she hops back over 11:53 this way and she hops down this way a bit, and then she looks 11:57 around and then quick jumps into the nest, and do you know 12:01 she takes good care of her babies and then when she is 12:05 all done caring for them, she gets grasses and leaves 12:09 and covers them up and then says bye bye to her babies. 12:13 Then she hops out and then goes this way and then 12:18 over this way and then over this way and then just hides 12:22 is a little cozy place where she can keep a good track 12:25 of her babies. 12:26 Isn't that neat how God taught the rabbits and given the 12:29 rabbits it's just the right things that they need in order 12:32 to live and survive. 12:33 You know what there's a rabbit in my kitchen 12:37 that I think you would like to meet. 12:38 Meet me over in my kitchen and I will introduce you to him 12:41 ok, see you there. 12:43 I told you we would find a rabbit in my kitchen, 12:48 I call him honest Harvey, and he is so handsome isn't he 12:53 would you like me to teach you how to make your own? 12:55 I will! First thing that you want to start with are good 13:00 healthy ingredients, now I have two slices of bread here 13:04 now which one do you think is the healthy one, 13:06 the whole wheat one, or the white one? 13:09 You're right! The whole wheat one is better for you because 13:12 it's full of vitamins and minerals and fiber, things that 13:15 your body machine needs, and you need a pair of scissors 13:18 and you cut your bread into a circle, 13:21 so the first thing you need to make honest Harvey 13:24 is two slices of nice whole wheat bread, 13:27 and then you cut a smaller circle, 13:31 and you cut a larger circle, and when you have the smaller 13:34 circle cut you cut it in half and those are his ears. 13:38 And then to make his face use the larger circle 13:42 and I will turn it this way so you can see it real well 13:45 and you take peanut butter and you spread peanut butter 13:49 on his face, now peanut butter is full of protein and your 13:52 spreading the peanut butter on his face so that the other parts 13:55 of his face, like his eyes and his nose and the hair on his 14:00 face will stick nice to his face. 14:02 So this honest Harvey is going to be made of good ingredients 14:07 that are good for you to make your body machine run smoothly, 14:10 so after you've put the peanut butter on, then you tuck 14:14 the ears underneath the top of his head like so, 14:17 isn't he starting to look handsome, and then you take 14:23 banana, and you move two slices of banana carefully 14:28 cut your banana, and these are his nice fat cheeks, 14:33 then you take coconut and you sprinkle the coconut anywhere 14:37 where you want honest Harvey to have hair. 14:40 On his ears, and up around up above his cheeks 14:43 and all underneath and just anywhere you want him to 14:47 have hair and if you get a bit on the plate that's ok 14:50 because the coconut will be fun to eat later on. 14:53 Then for his eyes you use two nice fat juicy raisins 14:58 and just put a little tiny bit of peanut butter on them 15:01 and then pop them on to his face, oh! he's starting to look 15:07 handsome isn't he, now raisins have lots of iron in them and 15:10 iron is good for your body. 15:12 Remember we talked about rabbits having two sets of teeth 15:16 didn't we, we talked about the little set that's underneath 15:18 his big front teeth, so for his little tiny set we are 15:22 going to use carrot, and so you slice your carrot 15:26 and you just want to make a little tiny tiny slice 15:30 and so you just don't need to cut a very big piece at all 15:31 and you just take that little piece that you've cut 15:37 and then you put that right there, and these are those 15:42 little sharp teeth that God has given the rabbit behind his 15:45 big front teeth, so that he can chew off all the twigs 15:49 and branches so easily. 15:51 Then we will use almonds for his big top front teeth that 15:54 you see so well, and so the carrots are his teeth that are 15:59 in behind and they are hidden just like his teeth are hidden 16:01 but you'll know they are there won't you. 16:03 Let's see is he starting to look like honest Harvey? 16:06 What do you think he needs, you are right, he needs whiskers, 16:09 let's use good celery for whiskers, celery is like a 16:12 toothbrush it's so good for you, if you end your meal 16:16 by eating celery you'll be just like brushing your teeth. 16:18 He's starting to look real handsome isn't he 16:23 now you know honest Harvey is going to be fun for you to eat 16:27 because he had good healthy ingredients in him, he's made of 16:33 whole wheat bread that's good for you, and he's got bananas 16:37 on him and bananas are full of potassium and that's 16:39 good for you and he's got nice almonds for his teeth 16:43 they have protein and the peanut butter has protein 16:45 and raisins for his eyes, do you remember what raisins have 16:48 in them? You're right iron! 16:51 Good! Iron is good because it helps your blood cells work 16:55 well, so honest Harvey is going to be a treat that tastes good 17:00 and that looks good, do you know what else is fun about 17:03 honest Harvey, when you make him for someone and when you 17:06 serve him, you be sure and tell them about his teeth, 17:10 in fact you could even lift off the top tooth and show 17:13 the person the little sharp teeth underneath. 17:16 And you tell them how God has given those two set of teeth 17:20 to rabbits special so that they can bite off twigs and branches 17:24 so you remember that and have fun eating honest Harvey. 17:27 Oops! Ah that is better! 17:36 Did you know that one of the best ways to become a good 17:39 friend of Jesus is by spending personal time with Him 17:42 every day? Well adults do that by praying 17:45 and by reading their Bibles, but if you can't read it is kind of 17:49 hard isn't it? 17:50 Or maybe you just like listening to tapes, well here's a fun way 17:54 to have your very own devotions every morning when you get up 17:57 Janice has made these Morning Time Devotions for her kids 18:01 and for you complete with: 18:05 For more information have your parents write to: 18:35 This story was one of my favorite stories when I was 18:42 a little girl, I think you will like it too, 18:45 are you ready to listen? 18:46 Henry lived in a big farm with his family, there were always 18:52 lots of chores to do, but his favorite job was taking the corn 18:56 to the gristmill to get ground into flour. 18:59 On this particular morning he loaded the sack of corn 19:02 and the lunch on to his horse very early, even before the 19:06 sun was up and then he was on his way. When he arrived at the 19:11 mill, he saw that there were lots of farmers ahead of him 19:14 and soon he found that the line up was so long that 19:18 he would have to sleep overnight in Mr. Sanders 19:21 big barn. He was glad his mom had sent an extra big basket of 19:25 food. That night in the big barn he met a new boy just about 19:30 his age named Charlie Allen, he was friendly and Henry 19:33 enjoyed visiting him. When bed time came Henry was busy rolling 19:37 out his blanket and getting settled, when suddenly he heard 19:41 a rude fellow exclaim in a loud voice hey Dave we got a preacher 19:46 here, Henry looked and there was Charlie kneeling by the 19:52 oat bin praying. Henry saw that even though the farmers laughed, 19:57 many of them must have been touched by Charlie's courage 20:03 to say his prayers, because many of them had tears in their eyes. 20:08 Henry prayed at home, but he had always been to shy to pray 20:13 in public as he laid awake that night in the old barn thinking 20:17 of Charlie Allen's courage and what an effect it had on himself 20:21 and also on the other men. He resolved that he would always 20:25 try to do right, and right then he prayed a little prayer 20:29 that God would help him, little did he know that soon he would 20:34 be tested. The next morning dawned bright and clear and 20:39 finally after lunch Henry's corn was ground into flour and 20:42 he was ready to start riding home, when he arrived at the 20:46 turnoff at Squire Albright's Gate, he saw that the Squire 20:51 Albright was waiting for him, and right away he knew that 20:56 something was wrong. This man was the richest man in the 21:00 neighborhood and Henry had always been in a great awe of 21:04 him, his heart began to beat very fast and as soon as Henry 21:08 got close to enough the Squire said did you go through this 21:11 gate yesterday? 21:13 Henry could easily have denied it, as it was before daylight 21:18 when he went through, and he quite often went the other way, 21:21 but the picture of Charlie Allen kneeling in the barn 21:25 came to his mind like a flash and before he had time to listen 21:29 to the tempter he replied, yes sir I did. 21:36 Are you sure that you shut and locked the gate he asked? 21:40 Henry remembered distinctly that he had carelessly ridden 21:44 away leaving the gate open, and he started to stutter 21:48 ah, ah, I, then he remembered his resolve to always do right. 21:56 I left it open he said abruptly, well you let in the cattle 22:02 and they have destroyed all of my early potatoes, 22:04 a terrible piece of business. I'm very sorry I, talking won't 22:09 help matters now, but remember boy, remember that sorrow 22:12 doesn't make potatoes, Henry felt very bad and he really 22:18 was sorry that the old gentleman lost his potatoes. 22:21 He expected to be severely reproved at home, 22:24 but when he arrived home no one said anything, and after 22:29 several days passed he began to think that his parents didn't 22:33 even know about his mistake and he relaxed. 22:36 But alas for his hopes because one rainy afternoon 22:41 Henry saw Squire Albright coming down his lane, 22:46 he raced off to the barn ashamed to face him, and he was afraid 22:50 to meet his father too. 22:51 Then he saw his father and Squire Albright sitting 22:55 on the porch and talking for a long time, at last Henry 23:01 became so curious that he snuck into the house through the 23:05 back door and crept quietly up the stairs to a bedroom 23:10 to see if he could hear what they were saying. 23:12 He leaned his head out the window just as far as possible 23:18 without being seen. and then he heard his father say 23:23 well I think we could spare Henry but Henry doesn't even 23:29 know anything about your business, at that the Squire 23:33 replied, there's one thing he does know, he knows how to 23:38 tell the truth, and what I need is a boy that I can trust 23:43 no matter what, and then the Squire told the story about 23:48 Henry leaving the gate open the potato crop getting spoiled 23:52 and Henry telling the truth about his mistake, 23:56 and he ended up by saying that he wanted an honest boy 24:01 to work in his store. After the Squire had gone Henry's father 24:07 had called him and told him that the Squire was going to start a 24:10 store in the village and that he would like Henry to work 24:14 for him, of course Henry was very excited about that. 24:18 You know later on people always said that Henry got his 24:22 start in life when he entered the Albright Store, 24:25 but Henry always told people that it was when he decided 24:30 to always do what was right, and even when Henry was a 24:35 very old man he never ever tired telling boys and girls 24:40 how important it is to be honest and to always do 24:45 what is right. 24:46 You know I think it is almost time for me to go now, 24:51 I'm glad you were with me today, and I'm really glad we could 24:56 learn all the things we learned about telling the truth 24:59 let's practice them ok, and I'll see you again ok, 25:02 Bye Bye! |
Revised 2014-12-17