I Can See Christian Storybook Treasury
By CHERYL ROGERS
With David Rogers
Copyright 2006, Tampa, FL
All rights reserved.
Extracts from the Authorized Version of the Bible (The King James Bible), the rights in which are vested in the Crown, are reproduced by permission of the Crown’s Patentee, Cambridge University Press.
Cover photo of David Rogers as a toddler taken by Rick Rogers
Smashwords Edition, License Notes
This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. It may not be re-sold or given to other people. Thank you for respecting the author’s hard work.
Special thanks to my son David, who as a 4 year old, helped write the first story in this ebook.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: I Can See God’s ABCs
Chapter 2: Playing Hide-and-Seek with God
Chapter 3: I Can See God’s Love
Chapter 4: I Can See God’s Plan
Chapter 5: I Can See God’s Word
Chapter 6: I Can See Why Jesus Came
Chapter 7: I Can See Why Jesus Died
Chapter 1: I Can See God’s ABCs
I don’t understand.
I can see an Apple, a Bear, a Cat, a Dog, an Egg, a Fish, Grapes, a Horse, an Iguana, a Jaguar, a Kangaroo, a Lion, a Moon, a Nose, an Orange, a Pig, a Quail, a Rainbow, a Star, a Tree, an Umbrella bird, a violet, Water, an X-ray fish, a Yak, and a Zebra.
But I can’t see God.
I am sad.
Then Mommy told me, even though I cannot see God, I CAN see the things he has made. I can learn a lot about him from all these things.
I became excited when she told me God made the Apples, the Bears, the Cats, the Dogs, the Eggs, the Fishes, the Grapes, the Horses, the Iguanas, the Jaguars, the Kangaroos, the Lions, the Moon, the Noses, the Oranges, the Pigs, the Quails, the Rainbows, the Stars, the Trees, the Umbrella birds, the Violets, Water, the X-ray fishes, the Yaks and the Zebras.
Best of all, God made Mommy and Daddy and ... me!
I See MORE of God’s creation.
A
acorn squash
almond
amaryllis
ant
antelope
ape
apricots
artichoke
asparagus
aster
avocado
B
baby
banana
banana pepper
barley
basil
bay leave
beast
bees
blackberries
blueberries
boy
boysenberries
broccoli
brother
brussels sprouts
butternut squash
C
cabbage
canteloupe
carrot
caterpillar
catfish
cattle
cauliflower
cedar
celery
centipedes
cherry
chicken
chives
chrysanthemum
cloud
collard greens
corn
cow
crab
crawfish
cucumber
D
daffodil
daisy
dandelion
day
deer
dew
dill
duck
E
eagle
Earth
earthworm
egret
elephant
emu
evening
F
father
female
fig
flounder
flower
forget-me-not
frog
fruit
G
garbanzo
garlic
giraffe
girl
gnat
goat
goose
gorilla
grass
grasshopper
green bean
green pepper
greyhound
grouper
gull
H
heaven
herbs
hibiscus
hickory
holly
honeybees
honeydew melon
I
inchworm
iris
Irish setter
ivory
J
jacaranda
jalapeño pepper
jasmine
K
kale
key lime
kiwi
L
lamb
lavender
lemon
lettuce
light
lily
lime
lobster
M
male
man
mango
mice
monkey
morning
mother
mountain
mouse
mushrooms
mustard
mustard greens
N
navel orange
nectarine
night
night owl
O
oak
oats
octopus
oleander
olive
onion
orchid
oregano
ostrich
owl
ox
oxen
oyster
P
panda
pansy
parsley
parsnip
peach
peacock
peanut
pear
peas
pecan
peppermint
petunia
pineapple
plum
pomegranate
potato
Q
quartz
quince
R
raspberry
rat
red cabbage
red pepper
reptile
rice
river
rock
rose
rosemary
rye
S
sage
salmon
sand
scallops
scorpion
sea
seal
seasons
sheep
shrimp
sister
sky
snail
snake
spearmint
spider
spinach
strawberry
squirrel
summer squash
sweet potato
swordfish
sycamore
T
tarantula
tiger
tilapia
turkey
turnip
turnip greens
turtle
U
unicorn caterpillar
V
vegetable
verbena
vixen
vulture
W
walnut
watermelon
whale
wheat
whitefish
wolf
woman
worm
X
xenon
xyris
Y
yam
youngberry
yucca
Z
zinnia
zucchini
For futher study:
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Genesis 1:1
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” Genesis 1:3
“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.” Genesis 1:5
“And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.” Genesis 1:10
“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.” Genesis 1:11
“And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.” Genesis 1:21
“And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.” Genesis 1:25
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” Genesis 1:27
Project: Make your own book(s) listing God’s fruits and vegetables. Add your own pictures if you like.
Chapter 2: Playing Hide-and-Seek with God
by CHERYL ROGERS
David loves hide-and-seek. He plays with his sisters. He plays with his mother. He plays with his father. He plays with his friends. He plays ... every time he has a chance.
But one day, his mother was cooking, his sisters and friends were in school and his father was working. He thought he had no one to play with. Then, he decided to play ... with God!
David went to his favorite tree in the yard.
“One, two, three,” he began to count, “four, five, six ... seven, eight, nine, ten. Ready or not, here I come!”
David went over to the carport where his bicycle was stored. He looked for God among his toys: the little jeep he drives through the yard, the balls and bats, the water float, even the trusty watering can he uses to water the flowers.
“Are you here?” he asks.
The only answer he hears is the breeze blowing through the leaves of the tall oak trees in their yard.
That’s it, he decides, running to the tall bushes growing beside the neighbors’ fence. He pulls aside the large flowering branches one by one. He sprints to the back yard and the woods separating his house from the houses on a neighboring street.
There are trees and vines and sharp spiky plants that grow in the woods. There are lots and lots of oak leaves that have fallen from the trees. From there he dashes to the gazebo peering through the grape vine as it drapes the white latticework.
“Nope. You’re not here either,” he murmurs.
David was getting discouraged. He’d covered most of the yard by now. It was time to call for help. He went to the side door and called to their sheep dog, Shep.
“Shep, come on boy,” he ordered, holding the door open as the black-and-white dog bounded outside. Shep went right to David, licking his hands before he could pet him. He yapped and ran towards the carport, ready to play fetch.
“No, Shep. We’re looking for God. You’ve got a good nose. Help me track him down!”
Shep just ran into David’s arms, barking excitedly, licking him and wagging his tail as hard as he could.
David thought a minute. He had looked for God in things, things he liked and in things God made, but he couldn’t find God there.
“Lunch time,” his mom yelled from the kitchen window.
David and Shep came inside and the game was temporarily forgotten, until David was in church on Sunday. Then it occurred to him he’d been searching in the wrong places, that church was God’s home.
“Are you here?” he prays.
He listens and what he hears is the choir singing hymns, the preacher giving his sermon and a man making announcements. When the service is over, David and his family members are greeted with hugs and kisses by their friends. Still, David wonders where God is. David lingers inside the church as people stream outside.
“Where are you, if you are not here?” he asks, almost in despair as he faces the front of the church.
“What is it, David?” his mother says, turning back for him.
“I decided to play hide-and-seek with God the other day and I never found him. I figured if he was anywhere, he would be here.”
His mother stooped to give David a big hug.
“That’s because we can’t see God the way we can see each other,” she said.
“God is love and he is everywhere, David. Where did you look for him?”
“First, I checked the carport to see if he was hiding in my toys. When I didn’t find him there, I checked in the bushes and in the woods and in the gazebo. Even Shep couldn’t find him. All he did was lick my hand and wag his tail.”
“God gives us many things to enjoy, like your toys. But you will never find him there. They are just things. God is more important than any of them,” David’s mother explained. “You can feel God’s presence in the majesty of a forest, or in the delicate beauty of a rose, but you cannot see him there either. You were a lot closer to him there, though.”