Tuesday,
September 20, 2011
Seems like only yesterday this little one came to live with us and yet
is almost a year. I can't believe we have come from barely being able to
understand what is being requested or needed to full sentences with proper
grammar and perfect word articulation. Today I wonder what my day would be like
without a little one to buddy up with me and chatter my ear off. Oh, I get
tired and the daily care can wear on me at times, yet I wouldn't trade it in
for days all to myself. I've gotten used to the trips to the potty, my schedule
revolving around meals and naps.
We start a parent child class next week and it will be interesting. I suggested
they offer a grandparent child class. I am wondering if this is something I
need to start on my own and perhaps have it meet at my church. It would be nice
to know how to get a feel for the need of such a group in my community.
I am enjoying the flow of our days and the peace we have in our lives at the
moment. It is so much easier to expend the energy caring for this precious
child when things seem to be going along well and I don't have to use my energy
fighting the dragon that can breathe fire and singe the peace from our lives. I
really don't care for that dragon called fear. Fear of what could happen, fear
of what is being threatened, fear of how technical the world is getting and how
hard it is to keep a child safe because of that. There seems to be so much out
there that can cause our precious little ones to be drawn into a life of
turmoil and despair. Right now is a time of innocence, a time of freedom to
enjoy the simplest pleasures without worrying about poor choices and lifelong
consequences. Knowing I am responsible for another child and have the role of
teaching, guiding, and directing as life unfolds and the years pass, is
intimidating. It means I have to stay up on what is current in our world and
popular within our culture. And I thought I was at an age where I could sort of
just let it all slide by. Silly me.
