Heart of Flesh

I don't really like Saturdays. While the rest of the world has Saturdays off, Matt is usually very busy. And most of my family and friends are spending time with their own families because it's their day off. So I usually dread the day. But today has been a creative, wonderful day. We started off going to home depot with my siblings and nephew & niece to take part in the free kids workshop where all the kids made bookends. We came home and painted them together.

This afternoon, Josiah, Ethan and I made granola bars - which I have never made, and I'm not a much of a baker. I like to improvise too much and that apparently doesn't work too well with baked goods. Anyway, I added chocolate chips before I added the hot gooey stuff and the whole creation became dark with hot melted chocolate the moment the hot stuff touched it.


oops. They are one of the tastier things I have baked though - except for the somewhat stale sunflower seeds I put in even though my instincts said to leave them out...

Later today Josiah came and told me his Larry (the cucumber) was crying. I asked Josiah, "can you help him?" Josiah said "YES!" and walked away cuddling Larry saying, "It's okay Larry. I'm here. I love you, I love you always". It melted my heart. Now I know I don't always respond the way I would like to respond when Josiah is crying, but my goodness it warmed my heart to hear him relay the compassion and closeness I want to exhibit to him, to his sad little stuffed cucumber.

1 Comment

1. Netanya Carmi on January 10, 2009 at 4:58 PM

   TOO sweet. [Josiah. Probably the granola bars too :)]
   
   No offense, but we don't want to see pictures of your granola bars - We want to see pictures of you guys! Next time get the kids eating them - or making them, or holding them or something!
   
   Eliana's new thing when someone is upset or gets hurt is she brings them an alphabet magnet. We have no idea where it came from. I really should put it on my blog.