Tuesday, March 2, 2010

HOE

This morning as we were reading scriptures Kierstyn and I got into a discussion about BC vs. AD. She thought that BC meant "Before Christ" and AD meant "After Death" (meaning after Jesus was crucified). I'll admit that for a long time I thought the same thing; it is a rather confusing concept. I explained to her that AD years actually started when Jesus was born, not when He died. We even looked it up in the dictionary--AD means "in the year of our Lord" so all years were numbered starting from the year Jesus was born.

I think she finally got it but after thinking about it a little while longer she said, "I think they should call it H-O-E."

I was confused. "Huh?" I asked.

"You know," she said, "They should call it H-O-E....Here On Earth....for the years that Jesus was alive."

Sounds like a good idea to me. :)

7 comments:

Meghan said...

LOL!!! Clever girl! The title of your post really caught my eye.

Denise said...

We had a similar discussion awhile back. My kids thought it should be CB....Christ's Birth....which would go nicely, they thought, with BC.

I love kids and the things they think of.

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Mama Mary said...

Brilliant, I say! And where was Kierstyn when such decisions were made??? That gal's brain NEVER stops, does it?!?!? OXOXOX

Jessica M said...

Sounds good to me too.

Quincy Sorensen said...

Brilliant girl!

M Hastings said...

Actually, now they're calling it CE and BCE, from what I understand "Common Era" and "Before Common Era"... Goodness forbid we use Christ as a reference for anything. ;)

I like Kierstyn's idea better.

Just ME said...

Your little one ha the right idea. Keep it nice and simple!