We had been wrapping presents all morning and everyone was a little 'whippy.' When the racecar and miss Z naps, J has designated Quiet Time which usually consists of reading or school work. He's been reading the Horse Diaries Series and currently had two checked out from the library. One was a special edition, Jingle Bells, with trivia questions, a craft and a special recipe talked about in the book. After he had finished his reading today, he walked into the kitchen with this book open to a specific page and said, "Momma? Do we have cream? And what about baking soda? Or Camdara?" When I didn't recognize 'camdara' I finally stopped him to say, "What for?" With a very sly grin he said, "I was thinking we could make these cookies that she made in the story." Turns out the recipe called for cardamom, but he had a little trouble pronouncing it seeing as how we had never used it or mentioned it before. "We don't have any cream, but I think we have the rest of it." I said. Not to be deterred he said, "Could you text dad and ask him to get some on his way home?" I told him I would talk to his dad and we would see.
Lately, this 7 year old has been getting so many big ideas to make things and do all sorts of stuff. Balancing the two bigger kids with a baby can easily make me cranky because I just want to focus on one at a time. Mr. Butler's offspring are consistently in a hurry to go and do! So, here again is another project that J wants to do when I'm still trying to finish Christmas plans. Initially, I internally rolled my eyes and huffed a big sigh of exhaustion. But then a thought blessed by the Holy Spirit I think crossed my mind. What is one of our main purposes in homeschooling? We hope to instill a love and life-long desire for learning, independence and creativity! Well, looky there. It's working! It's really working! The very thing that was annoying the daylights out of me was what we were seeking in the first place.
We have been incredibly blessed this year despite so much loss and struggle. Why it is so hard to see those blessings when they are staring back at you, I don't know. I'm thankful God works in many ways to save me from my bad attitude, especially when it comes to my spirited children!
Lately, this 7 year old has been getting so many big ideas to make things and do all sorts of stuff. Balancing the two bigger kids with a baby can easily make me cranky because I just want to focus on one at a time. Mr. Butler's offspring are consistently in a hurry to go and do! So, here again is another project that J wants to do when I'm still trying to finish Christmas plans. Initially, I internally rolled my eyes and huffed a big sigh of exhaustion. But then a thought blessed by the Holy Spirit I think crossed my mind. What is one of our main purposes in homeschooling? We hope to instill a love and life-long desire for learning, independence and creativity! Well, looky there. It's working! It's really working! The very thing that was annoying the daylights out of me was what we were seeking in the first place.
We have been incredibly blessed this year despite so much loss and struggle. Why it is so hard to see those blessings when they are staring back at you, I don't know. I'm thankful God works in many ways to save me from my bad attitude, especially when it comes to my spirited children!
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