Picture Book Prompt 70

“On the days when I believe …” ―Rachel Held Evans

In her book Wholehearted Faith, Rachel Held Evans often began an anecdote with the above phrase before jumping into a story to help readers feel more strongly about their faith. 

I suggest you use the quote somewhat differently.

Children believe all sorts of things: the sound that crickets make at night is the sound that the stars make; their teacher lives at school; the ice pops that come in the Spiderman box really are different from the ones that don’t.  

What are some of the outlandish, fabulous, wonderful things you believed as a child? How about the children you know now? Set a timer for ten minutes and make a list. Then, choose one or two beliefs that feel particularly resonant and write a paragraph about each.

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