A Time For Every Season....

I was making lunch for the kids, one of the paper lids needed to be opened off the peanut butter. I ripped it, pulled on it and couldn't get the silly thing to open. Drew and Daddy were staring at me - I couldn't give up! Then after about 30 seconds and probably some exasperated looks from John who was standing behind me, Drew pipes in with the most adult voice I've heard from him  and says, " Are you going to get the scissors already?" John was at a loss for words - like father like son! I reluctantly found the scissors and opened the peanut butter seal!

So its near the end of the year, most curriculum is almost done and we're working our way into a more relaxed environment. I took the pressure off a little actually, a lot. We are going to stay in 1st grade again this next year, enjoy fort and tree climbing, play dates at Bear Creek, lots of pool time and oh yea, work on those things my son is good at. I took some great classes at the Arlington book fair this last weekend. It was like a breath of much needed air. I determined what I had already known but society kept telling me wasn't so, " Children develop at different times in different areas. No child is great at everything, they all have strengths and weaknesses. Spend time reading TO your child, dig into great works of literature, talk and talk and talk, dig and dig and dig, explore nature, sing loud to the Lord, crawl around of the floor and make forts." So that is our plan from now through September. Once Drew starts at Alliance Christian we'll see ho...

Dear Child, Remember today, remember that sweet chat we had together in the car where you finally saw My bigger picture for you as a mother. The job I have entrusted you with is to capture the hearts of your children, to play silly games, read wild books, smile, sing, and be joyful. The school of life is that which remembers the bigger picture – the revealing. If I take your children home to Me at 15 years of age, will their handwriting really matter, will all those hours of flash card torture make you proud? Or will you have regrets that you got distracted along the way and invested too much in the things of the world that moth and rust will destroy. Do not fear! Do your children need to be busy all summer with activities, or would you better serve them by staying home and sharing cuddles on the couch? Will you be a better mother by being home most evenings instead of running to and from music and dance and soccer? Will your kids get more acclimates in heaven for be...