Sarah Lena

She has taught me so many incredible things.

Yesterday, someone said this, "I wonder who learns more in the relationship, parents or children." How profound!

Anyway, I was reminded of this lesson because Joseph was watching Mickey Mouse and he was calling everyone friends, Joseph is developing his vocabulary and he has assigned the word friend to mean people in general. Which is somewhat true, and it is so cute to hear him refer to others as his friends. This reminded me of Lena who had a,best friend who had cousins their own age, too. So she referred to any playmate as a cousin. One day, at the park, she was playing with some other small children who were black and she brought them to me and introduced them as her cousins. I had visions of a "Desiree's Baby" scenario, and then explained what a cousin is. She said, "they are my cousins."

This morning It reminded me of the teachings of Jesus and how he asked very wise,men who their neighbor really was. I was caught up in teaching a vocabulary lesson while her lesson was much more profound, they were her cousins.

Mary's Banana

I just had a great lesson about Tithing. Like most of the lessons I pass on, they come by originally just doing my duties.

I was peeling a banana for Mary so that she could be like the neverland pirates and have a delicious snack. But, as I peeled it I took off a portion for myself. Initially, she was upset, but really it was not much and that way we could both enjoy it. She still had a huge portion most of which she would not eat anyway.

I learned a bit more about tithing through that act. Likewise God has abundance and gives things to us so that we can feel better, and then he just asks, not forces us to share a tiny portion with him, keeping the most for ourselves anyway.