Growing is good. He has learned to sound out three letter words with relative ease. I promised him last year that when he learned to read, I would send him to children's choir with Micaela. Tonight he went. When he came home we asked him if he could remember any of the words of the songs. "Yes!" And he sang "be HOLY and be BALD!" really loudly. We couldn't help it. We snorted and choked back our laughs. I covered my mouth with my hand, but Memere couldn't help it. She really laughed ;) The real words are "be bold and be strong."
Growing comes with a few pains. Yesterday was painful. He got in trouble for pushing a boy at the YMCA. Then again for not listening to the teacher. And then- a real first for us- he shoplifted at Walmart- a dinky .99 cellphone. We had a serious talk with him last night. His behavior today has been much better. Daddy even called him from work to check up on him, and it made his day to give Daddy a good report.
That Ear Thing
5 days ago
3 comments:
Did you read him the verse that it would be better to chop off your hand than for it to cause you to sin? :) Love hearing your perspective on his "growing up". Luke is seven and so often feels 10 and we have to force ourselves to remember he's but a young boy with many years of growing to do... we feel like we become impatient with those growing lessons that he has to walk through, and so I'm encouraged by your heart towards Nathaniel!
Love you :)
So funny! What a fun story =) How old is Nathaniel now?
::snort:: Be Bald...so the really holy folks are the bald ones? got it. LOL
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