A quiet bedtime routine between a little girl and her grandfather turned into a moment neither of them would forget. Sitting together as he read her a story, she listened carefully while occasionally looking up from the pages. Between sentences, she gently reached out and touched her grandfather’s wrinkled cheek before touching her own smooth face. The simple gesture caught his attention, though he wasn’t sure what she was thinking.
After a few moments of quiet reflection, the little girl looked up and asked, “Grandpa, did God make you?” Smiling warmly, he replied, “Yes, sweetheart. God made me a long time ago.” Satisfied with the answer, she sat quietly for a moment, seemingly deep in thought as the story continued. Her curious mind, however, had one more question waiting.
Not long afterward, she looked at him again and asked, “Did God make me too?” Her grandfather smiled even wider and answered, “Yes indeed, pumpkin. God made you just a little while ago.” The little girl gently touched his face once more and then her own, carefully comparing the two. After thinking for a few seconds, she broke into a smile.
With complete innocence and sincerity, she whispered, “God’s getting better at it, isn’t He?” Her grandfather burst into laughter, touched by the honesty and humor that only a child can bring. It was a sweet reminder that life’s simplest moments often become the most memorable, leaving smiles that last far longer than the stories themselves.
