this weeks favorite thing…

May 31st, 2008

 is family day! That is what our kids call Sat. and Sun. The day where we all get to be together.

Today we spent some time outside down in Palm Beach. They have their gates and hedges trying to keep riffraff like us, out. We sneak in anyway.

This Banyan tree has to be hundreds of years old. It is right next to the water and its roots creep up out of the ground like some underground snake yards away from the trunk.

A sweet older woman on a bike, stopped and asked if she could take our picture. That was sweet of her. You get an idea of just how big this tree is. You could hide among its roots.

Mike played candy land with the kids under the tree. As you can see, Hudson was not interested. He wanted to explore some, so I followed along. One of the things I have come to observe this first year of homeschooling is how unique and different each child is. What sparks their interest and what does not. It is fun to tag along and think of ways to nurture those things that are blooming within them. I think that is good parenting, it is also good pastoring or leadership too, but that is another post.

I have had a hard last 3 days with Hudson. He hasn’t been very “able” to listen to Mommy. Whenever he gets like that, I have to look back at what has been happening the previous few days. Too much stimulation, not enough sleep and no outside time will make him and me nuts. So I got his little system back on track and today was much more pleasurable.

I highly recommend family days.  They are the highlight of our week.

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