This morning our middle son Andrew (13) asked to visit the village library. He likes helping organize and working with the librarian Miss Shirley. He spent an hour or two with her and then his Dad drove up to get him as a thunderstorm dampened all our doors; it wasn't safe for him to walk home as he would normally.
This afternoon our firstborn son Luke (17) headed off walking to the local village burger joint for his first official work day washing dishes. This has been a long time coming and it was especially sweet to send him off with blessings of fun. How he and I have longed and waited for him to have a practical outlet to spend his enormous energy in a way that he can trade for money! Congratulations Luke!
Also today, our third son David (11) worked through all the steps necessary to prepare and bake his own lemon cake for his birthday tomorrow (yes, he prefers to make his own!) and is now walking through the steps to make butter cream frosting. He likes when I help him find a youtube video. I quickly scan the list looking for practical and simple how-to's, show him and then let him choose which one he'd like best to follow. Once he's done he heads to the kitchen, watches the video stoping, rewinding and reviewing as needed and working diligently on all the details until he's done! An impressive scratch baker, he is also learning about how to use substitutions such as stevia, honey, coconut or almond flour, coconut oil and other items we keep on hand instead of the old traditional foods we (mostly) no longer keep supplied for health reasons.
I am so proud of my sons who have each been groomed by their Papa to do real life here at home. What a blessing it is to know our little men are prospering in life as well as in their studies. The Moore Formula of 1/3 work, 1/3 service and 1/3 academics is such a fantastic foundation to build upon and I'm grateful each day for the opportunity to walk alongside these children while they grow and learn and become who they will be.
