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

2. "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."

3. "When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth."

4. "Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."

5. "Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your french fries without making them give you any of theirs."

6. "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."

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

8. "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."

9. "Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."

10. "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."

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

12. "Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well."

13. "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."

14. "My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."

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

16. "Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."

17. "Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."

18. "I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."

19. "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."

20. "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."

21. "When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you."

22. "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."

Dear God: Did you mean for the giraffe to look like that or was it an accident? -Norma

Dear God: Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don't you just keep the ones you have now? -Jane

Dear God: Who draws the lines around the countries? -Nan

Dear God: I went to this wedding and they kissed right in church. Is that okay? -Katy

Dear God: Thank you for my baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy. -Alex

Dear God: It rained for our whole vacation and is my father mad! He said some things about you that people are not supposed to say, but I hope you will not hurt him anyway. Your friend (but I am not going to tell you who I am)

Dear God: Please send me a pony. I never asked for anything before. You can look it up. -Ryan

Dear God: If we come back as something, please don't let me be Jennifer Horton, because I hate her. -John

Dear God: I want to be just like my daddy when I get big, but not with so much hair all over. -Sam

Dear God: I think about you sometimes, even when I'm not praying. -Elliott

Dear God: I bet it is very hard for you to love all the people in the world. There are only four people in our family and I can never do it. -George

Dear God: Of all the people who worked for you, I like Noah and David the best. -Michael

Dear God: My brothers told me about being born, but it doesn't sound right. They are just kidding, aren't they? -Christopher

Dear God: If you watch me in church Sunday, I'll show you my new shoes. -Cathy

Dear God: We read Thomas Edison made light. But in Sunday school, we learned that you did it. So I bet he stole your idea. -Sincerely, Courtney

Dear God: I do not think anybody could be a better God. Well, I just want you to know that I am not just saying this because you are God already. -Charles

Dear God: Maybe Cain and Abel would not kill each other so much if they had their own rooms. It works with me and my brother -Larry