Letters from Dell
Never a Dull Moment
My oldest has a unique slant on most
issues. Here's one of them.
I've come to the firm conclusion that we need to start eating more vegetables.
At this point, the only thing these children don't faint over is string beans
and mixed vegetables from a can. I decided that we were going to try a little
bit of everything. I've also informed my darlings that they are not
allowed to refer to the food as "yuck". They must use the proper
table words i.e. "Mmmm; delicious; or looks good".
I got the great idea of serving some relatively yummy asparagus. The 3 of them sat at the table with blank looks. No one even knew what it was. That's sad. The oldest spoke up and said, "Mom, I know you love me, but I can't eat this because it will ruin my walk with God." I waited for the remaining explanation to that seemingly insane comment. He continued: "If I eat this asparagus, it will put me in a very bad mood and then I won't be able to serve God fully and cheerfully the way I should. Therefore, I think it best that I not eat this."
I can always count on at least one of my children giving me a good belly laugh. When I finished laughing and wiped the tears, I informed him that God would forgive him and he had to eat the asparagus. Oddly, I was now the only one laughing. Hmmmm?
Our middle child had to write an
essay as part of his requirements for his black belt in karate (along with a
myriad of other requirements). I was so impressed, I thought I would share it.
This is a copy of what he wrote.
What Being a Christian Means to Me...
Being a Christian means you have bigger responsibilities than a lost person. It
is kind of like Spider-Man (or Peter Parker). When Peter Parker was bit by
the radio active spider, he gained powers. With his powers he had to save
people and also he had to fight crime. Peter received a new name,
Spider-man, and in a way, he got a new body. Peter got super strength
also. He also received a type of battle armor.
I bet you are wondering what all this
means . . . Peter Parker: us, when we were lost sinners
Getting bit by the radio active spider: means you were
given the Holy Spirit and received gospel strength to fight lucifer and his
angels
Name of Spider-Man: we will also get a new name and body
Saving people: plain and simple ~ sharing God with others
Fighting crime: fighting in the spiritual realm Battle armor: taking up the full
armor of God
That's what being a Christian means to me.
In reading his essay, I keep scratching my head ...Spider-Man? I
guess there's more than one way to look at things.
My youngest ... what can I say about him? Back when he was in the first grade, he came up with the following "brilliant" idea. I can't help but chuckle at his total innocence.
All across the nation, children are participating in school science fairs. My two oldest boys were as well. Little did I know, my youngest was watching every detail needed to complete their projects. He got really excited about the science fair after I took him to see his older brothers' projects on display at their school. I promised Issie that one day, he would be in a science fair too. A few days later, he came to me and informed me of what he wanted to do for the fair. He had the title, hypothesis, purpose, conclusions, etc. all figured out even though he couldn't come right out and define the categories. The following is what he decided to do on his own.
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Title: Making Pee Pee |
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Purpose: to show that drinking liquid makes you pee pee |
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Hypothesis: I think drinking liquid makes you pee pee |
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Conclusion: drinking liquid makes you pee pee |
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Charts/Graphs: (in his charts, he was going to show which made more pee pee, whether juice, water, or medicine) |
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Photos: (are you
ready for this?........) |
It was it this point that I almost lost my pee pee. I was laughing so hard. Issie was dead serious. I tried my best to compose myself enough to explain to him that there are some things we shouldn't do for a science project, especially since it'll to be on display in an auditorium for the entire homeschoolers association to review!!!
You see, in our house, there's no
shortage of God's grace and mercy, and
there's never a dull moment.
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