
The Wise Squirrel
Read: Genesis 41:46-57 “Guess what Joseph is doing?” exclaimed Ellie as she burst into the kitchen. “He’s burying acorns near the apple tree!” “Who’s Joseph?” asked Mom. “The new boy next door?” Ellie laughed. “No, Mom! Joseph is the squirrel who comes to our garden. But why would he bury acorns instead of eating them?” Ellie’s brother Michael answered her question. “He’s storing them away to eat in the winter.” Mom nodded. “While the weather is good, squirrels collect acorns and hide them,” she explained. “Then when winter comes and food is har...
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The squirrel in our backyard is hiding acorns, instead of eating them now. He's saving them to eat in the winter. Hey, that's a pretty smart squirrel. What do you store up for later?
Welcome to Keys for Kids. My name is Zach. I think squirrels are funny. They spend the day gathering and burying acorns.
That way, when winter comes, they'll always have something to eat later. And while you don't usually need to store up food for the winter like squirrels do, you can store up other things like spiritual food. What I mean is, when you learn a scripture verse about God, you should do your best to
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