I love the way kids think! The way they interpret what we say makes me chuckle sometimes. This past weekend, my three-year-old was completely content to spend the day in her underwear. My husband and I both brought this up to her a few times throughout the day but the fact of the matter was, she was simply content in what she had on. This was all fine for while we were at home, but we had a concert to attend that night and the girls would be watched at a family friend's house while we were out.

When it was time to get ready to leave our house, my husband and I both told our three-year-old that she would need to go put something more on. When all reason failed, I finally had to put my foot down. I told her "honey, we're leaving the house and you're going to have to go upstairs and get dressed. You need to put on real clothes. Okay? Go put on a whole outfit. Not underwear." Well, to my relief, she came back down in a cute little outfit that I had picked out for her earlier in the day.

After a fun evening out, my husband and I returned to our friends house to collect our children. It was only then that I learned that my three-year-old child had, in fact, followed my instruction to the letter. She had warn a "whole outfit. Not underwear".

My poor daughter. She must think I'm crazy!

You Just Can't Pass Up A Good Analogy

Sometimes I just can't pass up a good analogy. Someone told me the other day that they really like how well I know myself. This was said just after I made this self-observation...

"You know how when you get a new coffee cup, they have that piece of paper w/instructions inside? Well, some people are the type to read all of the indications before using that new product. I'm more the type to grab it and use it for whatever I need only to wonder after the fact why my coffee is extra pulpy."

A Mom's Lackluster Brilliance

Okay. So confession time again. When it comes to the Bible I'm not exactly the most knowledgeable mom on the block. Even though I don't know exactly which verse says what, I do my best to teach my children Biblical principles. To do so, I often use accounts of people in the Bible to illustrate the point I am trying to make. This usually works, but sometimes my intended brilliance falls a little short.

Yesterday afternoon, my girls were doing their best to ignore the icky, cold weather outside by playing Legos by the fire. When the conversation between my three-year-old and five-year-old turned to a shouting match, I knew I had to step in. I called them over and asked them if they wanted to know a secret. Well, who can resist THAT invitation! I told them that not all sisters get along all the time. I then said it's those sisters who can appreciate each other even through the disagreements who end up having the closest, longest lasting relationships. This got at least the five-year-old thinking. I then used an example of the only two sisters I could think of out of the Bible. Stretching the story as best I could, I told them how even though Mary and Martha had different ideas of how to best appreciate Jesus during his visit, they still loved each other and moved through this disagreement with Jesus' help. (Yeah. I know. I TOLD you I was stretching!)

After telling my story, the girls seemed to have calmed down long enough to want to give it a go at playing together again. As they walked over to the Legos, my five-year-old said to my three-year-old "Okay, Bronte. You be Martha and I'm gonna be Mary".

Oh well. Better luck next time!