year olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader

and deeper than anyone could have imagined.

"Love is that first feeling you feel before all the bad stuff gets in

the way."

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her

toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even

when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."

"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You

know that your name is safe in their mouth."

"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne

and they go out and smell each other."

"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your french

fries without making them give you any of theirs."

"Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don't yell

at them because you know it would hurt their feelings."

"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."

"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip

before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."

"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening

presents and listen."( this is sooo true!)

"When you tell someone something bad about yourself and you're scared

they won't love you anymore. But then you get surprised because not only

do they still love you, they love you even more."

"There are two kinds of love Our love. God's love. But God makes both

kinds of them."

"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it

everyday."

"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still

friends even after they know each other so well."

"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and scared. I looked at all

the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the

only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore."

"My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me

to sleep at night."

"Love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken."

"Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is

handsomer than Robert Redford."

"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone

all day."

"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old

clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."

"I let my big sister pick on me because my Mom says she only picks on me

because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her."

"Love cards like Valentine's cards say stuff on them that we'd like to

say ourselves, but we wouldn't be caught dead saying."

"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars

come out of you."

"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you

mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.

"God could have said magic words to make the nails fall off the cross,

but He didn't. That's love."