Day: October 8, 2021

Their Normal

I love how this is their normal.

(Helping Eden with her reading comprehension summary)
(Then Eden copying her summary work into her journal.)

They know school doesn’t look like this for everyone – some even remembering firsthand what private school looked like in our developing country. (No, private school wasn’t traumatic, but it did give greater depth of gratitude, to the oldest two particularly, to enjoy having the freedom to have a say in some academic foci choices. )

But I really love how they remember and will remember their schooling together.

Listening to the next youngest reader in the household. Patiently investing when they could be done with their own schooling faster and pursue their own interests.

They have seen how others stopped to invest in them. And they are willingly interruptible.

(She tracked down Eden to share a funny part of her reading DVD with her – and naturally furries were added to the experience.)
(Waiting patiently for her help with a puzzle when it’s easier to do it yourself.)
(Sanding and refinishing the table together.)
(Finishing painting the shelves when Eden grew tired of her turn.)
(Inviting Hannah to come explore the anatomy model with her at a little science museum while on vacation in South Africa.)
(Working together to make worm composting bins.)

May the invitation always be open to learn from those older and younger than you, ladies. There is much to learn in slowing down to the pace of another beside you.

Afterall, it would be sad to miss the hidden blessing of investing.

What a privilege of a normal, my ladies. Thank you for using it well. ❤️

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