Omega is sitting on my lap right now as we reflect on this last year. In two days she will not longer be 6 years old. How has she grown in this last year. Let's do a little interview and find out. (I answered for her on a lot of these)
Mommy: Omega, what things have you learned this year?
Omega: How to count money, and I can read simple things. I know how to make envelopes and I send mail to people. I can make farm box cookies almost by myself. I can unload the dishwasher SUPER quick now. I can also ride a bike without training wheels. And I don't wear a diaper at night anymore and I hardly ever have accidents except when I eat watermelon for supper.
Mommy: What things do you want to learn while you are 7?
Omega: How to read, how to not be shy when people talk to me,how to have a dialogue on the phone instead of a monologue.
Mommy: What are some of your favorite things to say?
Omega: Always. I tell Daddy, "Why do you always say...." I like to copy Mommy and say, "What in the world?" and "Honkin" and "like" and "Do you wonder what...." or "Something funny...." I also like to pretend I'm Aimee and say, "Like, when I was driving, willow trees happened." "Mom, when I get big, do you know what I'm goin' do?" "Thirty thousand and sixty three".
Mommy: What are some of your favorite things to play?
Omega: I like playing the Ladybug game that Heather Krick gave us. I also like to play in the sandbox when it cools down in the evening. I like to do felt stories. I like to make a fort with the table and chairs and Orion and I put pillows and towels all around and play inside with our little animals. We both have our own Qu-ees and dollies. My dollies names are Savannah, Aimee, Angelia and Amber (used to be Alanda) and Orion has Timothy (used to be Osten), Julian and Bu-ian. I also play with my Koala and Orion plays with the white Teddy Bear. Another thing we still like doing is lining up our cars in a line like a troop of ants.
Mommy: What is your favorite thing to do during snuggle time?
Omega: I always like to pick out a story from Bedtime Stories and I like when you do my back and face.
Mommy: What is your daily schedule like?
Omega: When we wake up, sometimes we snuggle on your lap if we are still sleepy. Sometimes if Orion and I wake up at the same time we start playing. Then we eat breakfast. Then we unload the dishwasher and then get dressed, make my bed and brush my hair. Then we have worship and have a small break and then start homeschool. Right now we are just doing Saxton Phonics. After that we get to play until lunch.When it's hot sometimes we take a bath in the day or find something fun to do. After lunch we clear and wipe the table and counters. We just started learning how to wash dishes. When we are done we play some more and at 5:00 or so we start cleaning up our room and the living room before Daddy gets home. At 6:00 we try to eat supper and then we play in the sand box since there's shade on it at that time. At 7:30 or so we have worship and then give Daddy a hug and kiss, go brush our teeth, Mommy reads to us, does our back and we go to sleep by 8:30. That's my day...except when we go to town or on Sabbath. And on Sunday, Daddy's day off, we usually get to help him do projects or watch him do bees.
Mommy: What are some of the wierd things you do?
Omega If someone is doing something I don't like I'll lick my hand and try to wipe it on them so they will stop.
Mommy: Who are your friends?
Omega: Amber, Esther, Amenity, Miciah, Manoah, and Tiny. Savannah and Heidi. And I like Angelia, Jane, Monique, Laylani, Olivia, and Angel. I know who else I like - Daddy. do you know who else? (points to me and gives me a kiss on the cheek). Do you know who else I like the BEST? Someone you would not guess. Boing (as she points to the sky)
Mommy: Jesus?
Omega: Yeah (as she looks up and pretends to give him a hug) Come here Jesus!
Mommy: When you get big, what are you going to do?
Omega: Build cars and dig people up and see how their bones look. And....I'm goin to have my own store. And I'm going to work at a restaurant. And I will cut people's hair. And I will work at a hospital. And I will get puffy and strong. And I'm going to go to a place where I can find a nest with a couple of babies and take them and have them for my pet (birds).
Mommy: What kind of store will you have?
Omega: You should know...grocery store.
Mommy: Why do you want to have a grocery store?
Omega: So I can earn so much money so I can do other jobs. I can get sooo rich.
Mommy: Why do you want to be rich?
Omega: So I can buy whatever I need for 63 years. And I can buy my own chapstick which is fruit chapstick.
So there's my interview with Omega. You can probably tell which ones I answered for her and which ones were her actually answering :)
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
An observation about countenance
While being at the Homeschooling Conference, I noticed something. There was a certain "look" to many of the home-schooled children. I'm not just talking about how they were dressed. Their faces had similar features. I can't say exactly what because I couldn't just stare at people and study them - that would be rude. But over and over as I would walk past people, repetitively in those quick glances I saw a similarity in their features. To be honest, the only way I can describe it is "the nerdy look."
But I gained a new appreciation for that look. I think instead of it being "nerdy" I'm going to call it the look of purity. Now I don't know any of those children personally, or what their home life is like. But I can assume that they are similar to me just by the fact that they want to home school. The fact that they were there tells me they want to provide a better environment for their children. Their great burden is to instill in their children a love and fear of the Lord and adequately prepare them to be successful missionaries and productive members of society. They care about their children's character formation.
I thought of something Ellen White shares about the change in Satan's countenance.
"Satan was once an honored angel in heaven, next to Christ. His countenance, like those of the other angels, was mild and expressive of happiness. His forehead was high and broad, showing great intelligence. His form was perfect; his bearing noble and majestic." (EW 145.1)
"I was shown Satan as he once was, a happy, exalted angel. Then I was shown him as he now is. He still bears a kingly form. His features are still noble, for he is an angel fallen. But the expression of his countenance is full of anxiety, care, unhappiness, malice, hate, mischief, deceit, and every evil. That brow which was once so noble, I particularly noticed. His forehead commenced from his eyes to recede. I saw that he had so long bent himself to evil that every good quality was debased, and every evil trait was developed. His eyes were cunning, sly, and showed great penetration. His frame was large, but the flesh hung loosely about his hands and face. As I beheld him, his chin was resting upon his left hand. He appeared to be in deep thought. A smile was upon his countenance, which made me tremble, it was so full of evil and satanic slyness. This smile is the one he wears just before he makes sure of his victim, and as he fastens the victim in his snare, this smile grows horrible." {EW 152.3}
The truth being gleaned here is that facial features reflect one's character.
I've seen it happen in students I've known who canvassed and their heart was set on serving God. But over some years they fell away and backslid. I see pictures on Facebook and there is a certain look in their countenance (not just make up or different hairstyle or clothing.) If you covered all that up and just looked at their face, they have a different look to them.
Maybe I'm just imagining it. Maybe they've just gotten older so their faces have changed.
Has anyone else noticed these things?
"I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God" (Ps 42:1)
But I gained a new appreciation for that look. I think instead of it being "nerdy" I'm going to call it the look of purity. Now I don't know any of those children personally, or what their home life is like. But I can assume that they are similar to me just by the fact that they want to home school. The fact that they were there tells me they want to provide a better environment for their children. Their great burden is to instill in their children a love and fear of the Lord and adequately prepare them to be successful missionaries and productive members of society. They care about their children's character formation.
I thought of something Ellen White shares about the change in Satan's countenance.
"Satan was once an honored angel in heaven, next to Christ. His countenance, like those of the other angels, was mild and expressive of happiness. His forehead was high and broad, showing great intelligence. His form was perfect; his bearing noble and majestic." (EW 145.1)
"I was shown Satan as he once was, a happy, exalted angel. Then I was shown him as he now is. He still bears a kingly form. His features are still noble, for he is an angel fallen. But the expression of his countenance is full of anxiety, care, unhappiness, malice, hate, mischief, deceit, and every evil. That brow which was once so noble, I particularly noticed. His forehead commenced from his eyes to recede. I saw that he had so long bent himself to evil that every good quality was debased, and every evil trait was developed. His eyes were cunning, sly, and showed great penetration. His frame was large, but the flesh hung loosely about his hands and face. As I beheld him, his chin was resting upon his left hand. He appeared to be in deep thought. A smile was upon his countenance, which made me tremble, it was so full of evil and satanic slyness. This smile is the one he wears just before he makes sure of his victim, and as he fastens the victim in his snare, this smile grows horrible." {EW 152.3}
The truth being gleaned here is that facial features reflect one's character.
I've seen it happen in students I've known who canvassed and their heart was set on serving God. But over some years they fell away and backslid. I see pictures on Facebook and there is a certain look in their countenance (not just make up or different hairstyle or clothing.) If you covered all that up and just looked at their face, they have a different look to them.
Maybe I'm just imagining it. Maybe they've just gotten older so their faces have changed.
Has anyone else noticed these things?
"I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God" (Ps 42:1)
Monday, June 17, 2013
Debriefing the Homeschooling Convention
I left for two days. Alone. I haven't done that...in...well...7 years I think. Seriously.
Angelia was able to watch the kids on Friday while David worked, and he took over for Friday night and Sabbath. I got a rental car in Tucson early Friday morning and drove up to Phoenix to attend two whole days of inspiring, jaw-dropping, hope filled lectures and peruse a ginormous exhibit hall full of various curriculum's and home-school related ministries.
There was one section of the exhibit hall with "young entrepreneurs" displaying their particular product. I literally started to choke up every time I met these young home-schooled kids because of their impressiveness. One brother and sister had a booth displaying two books they wrote and published about a detective dog (inspired by their own dog). Another teen had a booth offering catering services, displaying his fine cooking skills with pictures and sample of food. Another girl had purses that she made by crocheting plastic bags and lining it with fabric along with appropriate buttons and zippers. Another pair of boys had wooden guns and swords they carved and sanded that exhibited excellent craftsmanship. A teen girl had a rack of super cute aprons along with matching child and dolly sizes. And the way these young people spoke with strangers was also very impressive! They had confidence, courtesy, articulation, smiles and kindness. I hope my kids will turn out that amazing!
So, regarding the lectures - I learned SO much about the brain! I listened to three lectures by Dianne Craft called "Training your Child's Photographic Memory" and "Kids and Teenagers with Focus/Attention Problems" and "Auditory Processing and Memory Problems". She has a Master's degree in Education and Learning Disabilities and she is a Certified Natural Health Professional. I learned that if a kid (or adult!) has inconsistent performance, needs to have someone sit with him to finish work, forgets previously learned work much of the time, has impulsive behavior, easily gets upset and angered when things go wrong, little things bother them a lot like tags on shirts, loud noises or transitions, etc, then all of that can be greatly resolved through targeted nutritional intervention as well as Right brain teaching strategies! What appears to be negative character or personality traits is actually a symptom of nutritional imbalance. It means that one of their 4 learning gates are blocked (1) Visual Processing Gate, 2) Writing Gate (visual motor), 3) Auditory Processing and 4) Attention/Focus/Behavior Gate).
This is great news because I think the information she shared will really help Orion and I! Orion gets easily upset and angered when he doesn't get what he wants. He needs me to stand there and keep him on task when I ask him to clean something up or unload the dishwasher. He is always bringing me scissors to cut the tags off of his shirts, and we are constantly telling him to stop being distracted during worship.
What is happening is it's like an elephant is sitting on his nervous system. Kids who have these symptoms are probably low on zinc and zinc helps to convert essential fatty acids which help the right brain communicate with the left brain. It's a shoulders down problem not a shoulders up problem. They have an upset "gut ecology" which is causing the upset behavior or learning. She explained that there is a yeast/fungal overgrowth which affect serotonin production.Serotonin is a transmitter chemical which helps to pass nerve impulses from one nerve cell (neurone) to the next over the synapse (gap between two neurones). People call it the "feel good neurotransmitter." Anyway, all of that affects learning. So what makes serotonin is essential fatty acids. She said that boys need 3 times more essential fatty acids than girls and because most aren't getting it, there are more learning problems among boys in America. And hormones run in oils but only the oils that need to be refrigerated. The other oils do not carry electrons. They are dead. (Side note: This was so exciting to me because I have concluded that my PMS headaches are, well, obviously hormone related and I also get fatigue and irritable sometimes because I think my hormones are out of whack. So....this may be the solution to my problem!) So, vitamin E, primrose oil, flaxseed oil and avocado are all great sources of essential fatty acids.Oh, and did you know the brain is 60% fat and 30% of that is in the form of long chain fatty acids. And brain synapses require long chain fatty acids to be efficient. So if you don't have enough essential fatty acids your brain won't work right! That's why walnuts are considered a "brain food" because they have Omega 3's which are an essential fatty acid!
The nutritional plan she recommends is quite easy. Basically she says there is an overgrowth of yeast and bacteria in their gut. So you:
1. Restore Gut Ecology - take a probiotic 3 times a day for 3 months. She recommends Primadophilus by Nature's Way or Healthy Trinity by Natren (more expensive)
2. Natural Anti fungal - GSE tablets 3 times a day for 3 months. She recommended tablets over the liquid because then it won't taste as bad.
3. Reduce sugar intake - even maple syrup or 100% juice is still considered sugar. Your body sees it the same. It still promotes yeast and fungus overgrowth. A lot of carbohydrates are also considered sugar by your body.
4. Cut out dairy - this is not a problem for us :)
So, this is also great news for me because I've always had athletes foot and now I'm getting warts on my left hand. So, if I were to do this (get rid of the overgrowth of fungus in my body, the athletes foot and warts would go away!)
So, I could go on about left brain and right brain learning but, if you're interested just check out her website. It's AMAZING stuff.
Another dynamic lecture I went to was called "Choosing Curriculum like a Pro" from Jessica Hulcy. I learned that there are 4 types of learners
1. The movement learner - he's "out of the box" (you need to do a lot of right brain teaching)
2. The structured learner - they are "in the box" (traditional leaner - book, workbooks)
3. The analytical learner - they "stare at the box" (can't remember how this differs)
2. The community learner - they "talk to the box" (they like discussion, they learn by telling people information)
She was an excellent speaker, a lot of humor, powerful stories and practical information. I can tell she knows her stuff. I just checked out her website and I LOVE her approach to education. She and a friend created a whole curriculum that is character based, hands on, discovery learning, unit-study approach, and can be good for different age levels at the same time. It's called KONO'S and I'm highly considering it.
Another lecture I really liked was called "Raising Real Men" by Hal and Melany Young (they have 6 boys and 2 girls). I really wanted to buy their book afterwards but figured I better wait till I'm done reading some other books I just ordered from Amazon. They told a lot of really great stories about their boys. One thing that I took from their lecture was the importance of training on three key areas: Laziness, Anger and Lust. Those are very typical character deficiencies that many men share in common. One of the best ways to move a boy into manhood without those three character weaknesses crippling them is by constantly exposing them to heroes in history. They need godly manhood set before them, not just by their father but by other figures in history. They sold Hero Tales from American History that are three CD audio books that are an hour long each with stories that are 7-11 minutes a piece all about American history heroes. (That would be a GREAT birthday gift for Orion!...Dec 2!) Another thing they promoted and sold at their booth was wooden guns and swords for boys. They think it's important to direct boys to feel equipped to protect their families and society. I have to say, their guns that shot rubber bands was VERY accurate (shot the target) and realistic!
One lecture I missed because I was in another lecture was called "Manners Matter and Mean Success". I went to her booth later and saw her "Etiquette Factory" programs. She has a Beginners course (5-8 year olds), an Intermediate course (9-12) and an Master's course (13 and up). I think I'd like the Intermediate course in a couple of years because it is for the children to read and then teach to the family. Instead of the parents being etiquette police, the children will buy into it and desire it for themselves.
When I start doing more history for the kids, I was really impressed with one of the booth's products called "The Classical Historian" This family developed curriculum and some card games for Ancient history, Midieval history and American history. It says it's for ages 3 and up. But to get the full benefit from them, probably more like 7 and up. It looked like it would actually make learning history fun!
Lastly, if the grandparent ever want to get some awesome learning games for the kids, visit www.timberdoodle.com. Can't say yet which ones I'd like, but their whole booth was full of fun looking learning games.
I better get off the computer now. Got stuff to do but I just felt like I had to defragment and organize all that I learned and what I want to refer back to later. Hopefully if you're a homeschooling mom looking for resources, my links will help you.
Angelia was able to watch the kids on Friday while David worked, and he took over for Friday night and Sabbath. I got a rental car in Tucson early Friday morning and drove up to Phoenix to attend two whole days of inspiring, jaw-dropping, hope filled lectures and peruse a ginormous exhibit hall full of various curriculum's and home-school related ministries.
There was one section of the exhibit hall with "young entrepreneurs" displaying their particular product. I literally started to choke up every time I met these young home-schooled kids because of their impressiveness. One brother and sister had a booth displaying two books they wrote and published about a detective dog (inspired by their own dog). Another teen had a booth offering catering services, displaying his fine cooking skills with pictures and sample of food. Another girl had purses that she made by crocheting plastic bags and lining it with fabric along with appropriate buttons and zippers. Another pair of boys had wooden guns and swords they carved and sanded that exhibited excellent craftsmanship. A teen girl had a rack of super cute aprons along with matching child and dolly sizes. And the way these young people spoke with strangers was also very impressive! They had confidence, courtesy, articulation, smiles and kindness. I hope my kids will turn out that amazing!
So, regarding the lectures - I learned SO much about the brain! I listened to three lectures by Dianne Craft called "Training your Child's Photographic Memory" and "Kids and Teenagers with Focus/Attention Problems" and "Auditory Processing and Memory Problems". She has a Master's degree in Education and Learning Disabilities and she is a Certified Natural Health Professional. I learned that if a kid (or adult!) has inconsistent performance, needs to have someone sit with him to finish work, forgets previously learned work much of the time, has impulsive behavior, easily gets upset and angered when things go wrong, little things bother them a lot like tags on shirts, loud noises or transitions, etc, then all of that can be greatly resolved through targeted nutritional intervention as well as Right brain teaching strategies! What appears to be negative character or personality traits is actually a symptom of nutritional imbalance. It means that one of their 4 learning gates are blocked (1) Visual Processing Gate, 2) Writing Gate (visual motor), 3) Auditory Processing and 4) Attention/Focus/Behavior Gate).
This is great news because I think the information she shared will really help Orion and I! Orion gets easily upset and angered when he doesn't get what he wants. He needs me to stand there and keep him on task when I ask him to clean something up or unload the dishwasher. He is always bringing me scissors to cut the tags off of his shirts, and we are constantly telling him to stop being distracted during worship.
What is happening is it's like an elephant is sitting on his nervous system. Kids who have these symptoms are probably low on zinc and zinc helps to convert essential fatty acids which help the right brain communicate with the left brain. It's a shoulders down problem not a shoulders up problem. They have an upset "gut ecology" which is causing the upset behavior or learning. She explained that there is a yeast/fungal overgrowth which affect serotonin production.Serotonin is a transmitter chemical which helps to pass nerve impulses from one nerve cell (neurone) to the next over the synapse (gap between two neurones). People call it the "feel good neurotransmitter." Anyway, all of that affects learning. So what makes serotonin is essential fatty acids. She said that boys need 3 times more essential fatty acids than girls and because most aren't getting it, there are more learning problems among boys in America. And hormones run in oils but only the oils that need to be refrigerated. The other oils do not carry electrons. They are dead. (Side note: This was so exciting to me because I have concluded that my PMS headaches are, well, obviously hormone related and I also get fatigue and irritable sometimes because I think my hormones are out of whack. So....this may be the solution to my problem!) So, vitamin E, primrose oil, flaxseed oil and avocado are all great sources of essential fatty acids.Oh, and did you know the brain is 60% fat and 30% of that is in the form of long chain fatty acids. And brain synapses require long chain fatty acids to be efficient. So if you don't have enough essential fatty acids your brain won't work right! That's why walnuts are considered a "brain food" because they have Omega 3's which are an essential fatty acid!
The nutritional plan she recommends is quite easy. Basically she says there is an overgrowth of yeast and bacteria in their gut. So you:
1. Restore Gut Ecology - take a probiotic 3 times a day for 3 months. She recommends Primadophilus by Nature's Way or Healthy Trinity by Natren (more expensive)
2. Natural Anti fungal - GSE tablets 3 times a day for 3 months. She recommended tablets over the liquid because then it won't taste as bad.
3. Reduce sugar intake - even maple syrup or 100% juice is still considered sugar. Your body sees it the same. It still promotes yeast and fungus overgrowth. A lot of carbohydrates are also considered sugar by your body.
4. Cut out dairy - this is not a problem for us :)
So, this is also great news for me because I've always had athletes foot and now I'm getting warts on my left hand. So, if I were to do this (get rid of the overgrowth of fungus in my body, the athletes foot and warts would go away!)
So, I could go on about left brain and right brain learning but, if you're interested just check out her website. It's AMAZING stuff.
Another dynamic lecture I went to was called "Choosing Curriculum like a Pro" from Jessica Hulcy. I learned that there are 4 types of learners
1. The movement learner - he's "out of the box" (you need to do a lot of right brain teaching)
2. The structured learner - they are "in the box" (traditional leaner - book, workbooks)
3. The analytical learner - they "stare at the box" (can't remember how this differs)
2. The community learner - they "talk to the box" (they like discussion, they learn by telling people information)
She was an excellent speaker, a lot of humor, powerful stories and practical information. I can tell she knows her stuff. I just checked out her website and I LOVE her approach to education. She and a friend created a whole curriculum that is character based, hands on, discovery learning, unit-study approach, and can be good for different age levels at the same time. It's called KONO'S and I'm highly considering it.
Another lecture I really liked was called "Raising Real Men" by Hal and Melany Young (they have 6 boys and 2 girls). I really wanted to buy their book afterwards but figured I better wait till I'm done reading some other books I just ordered from Amazon. They told a lot of really great stories about their boys. One thing that I took from their lecture was the importance of training on three key areas: Laziness, Anger and Lust. Those are very typical character deficiencies that many men share in common. One of the best ways to move a boy into manhood without those three character weaknesses crippling them is by constantly exposing them to heroes in history. They need godly manhood set before them, not just by their father but by other figures in history. They sold Hero Tales from American History that are three CD audio books that are an hour long each with stories that are 7-11 minutes a piece all about American history heroes. (That would be a GREAT birthday gift for Orion!...Dec 2!) Another thing they promoted and sold at their booth was wooden guns and swords for boys. They think it's important to direct boys to feel equipped to protect their families and society. I have to say, their guns that shot rubber bands was VERY accurate (shot the target) and realistic!
One lecture I missed because I was in another lecture was called "Manners Matter and Mean Success". I went to her booth later and saw her "Etiquette Factory" programs. She has a Beginners course (5-8 year olds), an Intermediate course (9-12) and an Master's course (13 and up). I think I'd like the Intermediate course in a couple of years because it is for the children to read and then teach to the family. Instead of the parents being etiquette police, the children will buy into it and desire it for themselves.
When I start doing more history for the kids, I was really impressed with one of the booth's products called "The Classical Historian" This family developed curriculum and some card games for Ancient history, Midieval history and American history. It says it's for ages 3 and up. But to get the full benefit from them, probably more like 7 and up. It looked like it would actually make learning history fun!
Lastly, if the grandparent ever want to get some awesome learning games for the kids, visit www.timberdoodle.com. Can't say yet which ones I'd like, but their whole booth was full of fun looking learning games.
I better get off the computer now. Got stuff to do but I just felt like I had to defragment and organize all that I learned and what I want to refer back to later. Hopefully if you're a homeschooling mom looking for resources, my links will help you.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Father's Day poem "from the kids" to David
I like it when you play with me
You spin me fast on the floor
You chase me around and pick me up
Throw me down and I want more
You fix my toys when they are broke
And work around the yard
I like to watch and help you
You make it not look hard
I like our evening worship
When we build a church with our hands
It’s fun to act the stories out
I’m learning God’s commands
I listen to you preach at church
And in bed on your knees you pray
I see you study on your laptop
So our family does not go astray
You give us rides in the tractor
Help us learn from dirt and bugs
I like to watch nature videos with you
And give you lots of hugs
You are the best Daddy ever
I feel safe and protected each day
From bad guys, Satan and killer bees
You make them go away
You work so hard to pay for the food
And don’t often get to rest
But you deserve a huge thank you
Because I think you’re the best!
Happy Father’s Day
Father's Day Poem for my Dad
To honor a father, is more than a card
To make you feel all warm and fuzzy
It’s a life that I live, like a sower with good seed
Living out the principle’s you’ve taught me
I’m indebted to you for so many things
A card could never repay
Or even come close to expressing my thanks
And admiration on this Father’s Day
For who would I be without your example
And what would I believe in my heart
The way that I live, and the convictions I hold
Honor you as to others I impart
To pass on the legacy of salads and juice
Of cayenne and lemon in water
The lifestyle of learning to care for this temple
Just by my diet, they
know I’m your daughter
Or my love of discussion, to brainstorm ideas
And communicate in a way that sinks in
Whether art, or a poem or an essay or one liner
In this way we are very akin
Or why am I social? Making friends with great ease
Knowing how to affirm and inspire
Selling books door to door, or teaching a class
In our genes there must be the same wire
The way that you work, using your talents and time
To “make it happen” every day
I’ve learned self motivation
Being responsible for results, not excusing failure away
Because if life gives you a lemon
You make lemonade
You always learned and you grew and prayed
Because character is not made in a crisis
It is only then displayed
But most of all things from you that I’ve learned
Is the amazing love of our Lord,
You modeled it to me, going above and beyond
I am so humbled and honestly floored
How could you delight in giving so much
So unselfishly you give and you give
And now in my life, I honor you too
With the same attitude I want to live
And as I read this, I’ll probably choke up
I know someone else who does that too…
But there’s no one else I’d rather be like
Dad, there’s just not another you
Happy Father’s Day
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