1. Jolie and Lucia/ October 2010 Often I think about how we are raising our children. How are parenting will play a supporting role in the adults they become. I want them to be mindful and considerate of those around them. I think about this a lot.  This past Friday I chaperoned Jolie’s field trip to a play. I was in charge of four little girls. They were so stinking adorable. One of them has down syndrome. Jolie’s teacher asked that she hold her hand and make sure she didn’t stray from the group during the trip. I’ve never seen Jolie interact with a special needs child before, so I was interested in seeing how she was. Jolie didn’t talk down to her once. She treated her with respect, and asked her questions about her day and their trip together. When we returned to school I was approached by several teachers and volunteers telling me how they absolutely adore Jolie and how helpful she is at school. That night I made sure to tell her how proud Brett and I were for her for being so helpful and sweet to those around her. She is very helpful with Lucia too. Even after her severe crying spells. Sometimes I don’t allow Jolie to help as much as she would like because we’re usually rushed to do things. But that particular evening she helped me make dinner. We had our aprons on, and she asked if we could pretend we were running a restaurant. She took Brett’s drink order, stirred the green onions, garlic and butter into our fingerling potatoes, dried the dishes and thanked me several times for her delicious dinner. The three of us sat by candlelight and talked about our day over warm cornbread and sweet tea.  Days like these I thank my lucky stars for all that God has blessed me with. I have an amazing home, great girls and a husband to fall in love with every day.

    Jolie and Lucia/ October 2010

    Often I think about how we are raising our children. How are parenting will play a supporting role in the adults they become. I want them to be mindful and considerate of those around them. I think about this a lot. 

    This past Friday I chaperoned Jolie’s field trip to a play. I was in charge of four little girls. They were so stinking adorable. One of them has down syndrome. Jolie’s teacher asked that she hold her hand and make sure she didn’t stray from the group during the trip. I’ve never seen Jolie interact with a special needs child before, so I was interested in seeing how she was. Jolie didn’t talk down to her once. She treated her with respect, and asked her questions about her day and their trip together. When we returned to school I was approached by several teachers and volunteers telling me how they absolutely adore Jolie and how helpful she is at school. That night I made sure to tell her how proud Brett and I were for her for being so helpful and sweet to those around her. She is very helpful with Lucia too. Even after her severe crying spells.

    Sometimes I don’t allow Jolie to help as much as she would like because we’re usually rushed to do things. But that particular evening she helped me make dinner. We had our aprons on, and she asked if we could pretend we were running a restaurant. She took Brett’s drink order, stirred the green onions, garlic and butter into our fingerling potatoes, dried the dishes and thanked me several times for her delicious dinner. The three of us sat by candlelight and talked about our day over warm cornbread and sweet tea. 

    Days like these I thank my lucky stars for all that God has blessed me with. I have an amazing home, great girls and a husband to fall in love with every day.

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