Having Fun in the Wind
Isn’t it wonderful to have children? Isn’t it wonderful to be a homeschool Mom?
My computer is in the corner of my front room and there is a bank of windows that face the south. The sun comes in and bathes the room in natural light…which I love. This afternoon, I’m sitting here at my computer watching my little girls “fly kites” in the front yard. I’m able to watch them fly kites in the front yard because we homeschool and they’re home with me all day. It’s so awesome!
Now, they don’t really have kites. What they have are pieces of paper that they have cut out and attached to string. It doesn’t matter to them that their “kites” don’t fly up in the air, they are just having fun running back and forth with the paper trailing behind them in the wind.
It is incredibly windy here today…which is not unusual in North Dakota. And my children have thought of a wonderful way to celebrate the wind instead of curse it. They don’t rail against what they cannot change. Why is it so hard for me to live that way? Luke 18:17 says, “Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.” Help me, Father, to receive the kingdom as a little child!
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Tamera, I enjoy how you take something so simple and make it a life lesson. Thanks for enjoying your children and sharing your thoughts with us. Phyllis
May 2nd, 2007 | #
Thanks, Phyllis. Sometimes, things just come to me.
And, enjoying my children has become as natural to me as breathing.
It is such a privilege to be able to be an such intimate part of their lives as they grow up! I thank God…not as often as I should.
May 2nd, 2007 | #
Thank you Tamera for sharing. It is so true. We can take in so many life lessons just from watching our children. We are truly blessed that the LORD has brought us home to homeschool them. They except and learn to adapt and enjoy most of everything. I have watched my youngest just lay on the floor and play with an ant and really enjoy it. We have to take the time and enjoy what our heavenly father gives us. The sun, the rain (we are in a drought here in FL and really need more of it), the wind, and especially our children.
May 5th, 2007 | #