Not bunnies. Or chicks.

OKay, I am a bad blogger. I am. I am working on it.


This whole homeschool transition has been a bit more challenging than I anticipated. It is an amazing blessing to us all and it is going well but it's different and it has required more of my time than anything in a long time. We'll all adjust to it pretty soon, I expect.

And just when I get a little too big for my britches and think that I am teaching my kids so much I am quickly brought back to reality. And for that, I am grateful.

Last week, we went out shopping because well, honestly because we could. School work was done and Daddy was busy and we went out. I found these cute little vintage looking yellow chicks with just a touch of glitter and I had this whole vision in my head of using them to decorate the Easter table with a rustic, shabby looking bunny or two. I am working this whole artistic vision out and thinking out loud and ask my children if they think the chicks are cute. This is what followed~

"No. Not birds. Easter is about bunnies not chicks." Caroline quickly responds.

"Well, actually Easter is about bunnies and chicks.....," I begin saying before being interrupted mid-sentence.

"Actually,"Duncan very calmly states," Easter is about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Not bunnies. Or chicks. But they are cute."

Excellent point, son. I laughed out loud in the aisle of Joann's Crafts. And I have drawn strength all week from that simple, truthful statement. It is amazing to me how very clearly children can see the world, their faith, their families. We may have a new catch phrase around the Cumby house. I can see responding to many different complaints or problems or worries or fears with a very simple~ Not bunnies. Or chicks.