I used urban legends to check this out and it did occur. They just didn't know whether it was true that God smelled like rain, or that little children are particularly sensitive to the presence of God.
But we do . . .
Thanks for posting this!!
The little girl's mother sent the story to me ... I edited it for punctuation and syntax, some, but I think the Mother wrote the piece and it was published in a Texas newspaper. I was trying to put together a book of such stories and I'm still collecting stories, if you know of one or two to include.