Yesterday, my church celebrated its women with a special service organized by and featuring women. My daughter sang a solo as “special music” at the service’s beginning. We decided on Christian kids’ music classic, “I’ve Got the Joy.” I added the occasional, “Where?!?” and sang with her on the chorus. She was fantastic. She sangContinue reading “She’s Got the Joy”
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Little Blessings
This afternoon, my daughter went to the dentist. She was great. In fact, she’s been consistently cool in her dentist visits. It made me think of all the small things she does that are blessings, such as: Sleeps in until 8am on non-school days Avoids bathroom accidents Takes a bath every night without complaint NeverContinue reading “Little Blessings”
New Scripts
I’ve been disappointed by the repeated refrains my daughter turns to in times of trouble. “I’ll never be able to do it!”“It’s ruined!”“It’s all your fault!” So at the end of each day, I’ve been having her repeat after me. “I’m going to have a good night’s sleep.”“I’m going to wake up in a goodContinue reading “New Scripts”
Surrounded By Family
My wife’s two uncles live within half a mile of us. Both are retired, and you can see them on any given day motoring up and down the road in their respective golf carts. Today, one of the uncles came by, and my daughter got to steer the car while her great uncle manned theContinue reading “Surrounded By Family”
Learning Moment: The Stop Card
On Thursdays, my daughter gets together with her cousins after school. They play, eat snacks, and generally enjoy each other’s company. Today, I showed up, and they were dressed up as knights. I was ready to take my daughter home. “But we barely got to play!” she said. “I can give you fifteen minutes,” IContinue reading “Learning Moment: The Stop Card”
Detective Work
My daughter and I went to the grocery store together today. On the way, I played an audiobook version of stories I loved as a kid, the adventures of Encyclopedia Brown. My dad read me these stories when I was my daughter’s age. As we listened to a mystery about a mysterious tramp’s attack onContinue reading “Detective Work”
Trash Detail
Today at school, I picked up trash on campus as part of our Annual Service Day. When I got home, my daughter wanted us to clean up our street. So, for ten minutes, we walked out to our country road, and she picked up trash with socks on her hands instead of gloves. We foundContinue reading “Trash Detail”
Star Cards
My daughter has gotten a bevy of star cards the past week. The cards have complimented her for being KNOWLEDGEABLE (2), a THINKER (2), and BALANCED. The comments on the back of the cards said this: “Great sentences on your morning work!!” “Meeting expectations all morning!” “First one at Readers’ Workshop!” “You make a greatContinue reading “Star Cards”
Lion Lessons
On Thursdays, my wife takes our daughter out for the evening. They either visit my wife’s aunt or go to a monthly 4-H meeting. I get the evening alone. Then, when my wife and daughter return, I get my daughter ready for bed and get to read her a night-time book. Tonight, we read herContinue reading “Lion Lessons”
“I’ve got to think…”
It was a beautiful Wednesday afternoon, so my daughter spent time outside. She was making cakes out of dirt, but her dish would stand up to slicing or dicing. Instead of throwing a fit, she walked around the yard saying, “I’ve got to think of an answer.” I can’t claim responsibility for this small bitContinue reading ““I’ve got to think…””
Learning Together 