“The spirit of a child is a lot like wet cement. It doesn’t take much effort to make an
imprint. Any time you see your child go
skipping by, you’re in the presence of a construction zone and ought to ask
yourself, What is being built here? Is there anything I can do to advance this
cause?”
This paragraph from an article I read this last week, so
simply but perfectly, puts the affect our actions and words have on the
children in our lives.
With abnormally warm temperatures the past couple of weeks
I’ve noticed an ‘offness’ for some of the kids I’ve been surrounded by. The thought that they are stuck inside while
the sun is shining and puddles are a calling makes staying focused on something
inside exceptionally hard. I’ve found it
hard to maintain my own kids focus and routines and am getting a lot of
practice perfecting patience. Although
it may be frustrating at times, I have to remind myself that although
discipline and routine are important, there are some moments I may need to
relax a little, enjoy the moment and see that there may just be an opportunity
in front of me to build on something bigger, something different than I had
originally planned. J
Alana Regier
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