Ighty asks his mother how much she loves him. His mother responds with increasingly large numbers to express the vastness of her love. Ighty then asks if her love is as great as the number of shapes, colors, numbers, or letters he knows. Each time, his mother replies "More than those!" Finally, tired of hearing this response, Ighty asks why she always says this. His mother explains that her love for him is so immense that only Jesus could count it. Ighty smiles and says that in heaven he will ask Jesus to count his mother's love for him.

1. How Much Do You Love Me MommyRobin ChungGrade 3 Hyacinth

3. “Do you love me, Mother?” Ighty asked, one night. “Of course, Son!” Mother answered. “How much do you love me?” he asked back. “One hundred, thousand, million, billion, trillion, quintillion…”said Mother, catching her breath. “How much is that, Mother? Is your love for me as many as the shapes I can draw?”

5. Mother answered, “More than those!” “Is your love for me as many as the colors I know?” Ighty asked once more.

7. “More than those!” Mother exclaimed. Then Ighty asked, “Is your love for me as many as the numbers I can count and write?”

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10. “More than those!” Mother repeated. Finally, Ighty asked, “Is your love for me as the letters of the alphabet I can recite?”

11. Aa Bb Cc DdEe Ff GgHh

12. Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp

13. QqRr Ss TtUu Vv Ww Xx

14. YyZz

15. “More than those!” Mother replied. Ighty, very tired now, asked, “Why do you always say, ‘More than those’?” Mother answered, “Ighty, I love you so much that only Jesus can count my love for you!” “When I go to heaven, Mother, I will ask Jesus to count your love for me,” said Ighty smiling. Misty-eyed, Mother hugged and kissed him good night.