<\/span>Nevermind she\u2019s a senior kindergartner in the same class as last year\u2013she is a little sister. <\/b> Of two boys. Two very athletic, engergetic, reckless boys. Two boys who think that wrestling and throwing each other into walls is a constructive way to spend their time. Do your worst older Haggerty students\u2026 you can\u2019t scare her.<\/b> <\/span>
<\/span>So I think she and every other Sr. K student should have started school on Tuesday with all the older kids. But whatever. They didn\u2019t. I had to live with it. There are worse things to endure than two days with my Trinity. Right? Right.<\/span>
<\/span>So with two days without the boys cramping our style, we decided to have Mom and Trin Time. <\/span>
<\/span>Day one was uneventful. Groceries and housework. Blah! But yesterday we engaged in a little retail therapy\u2013after she braved two shots (See?!? Really you think some rowdy 1st graders were gonna get her off her game\u2026yeah right\u2026 you should have seen<\/i> the needles! She totally could have handled a first day back with the other students\u2026sorry\u2026I really need to let that one go). <\/span>
<\/span>Shopping was so much fun. We bought a new tablecloth and on Trinity\u2019s suggestion, matching fall-themed kitchen towels. Yay<\/i>! We picked out some candles from Bath and Body Works where she boldly proclaimed about a Pumpkin Caramel Latte candle, \u201cthat\u2019s the one, Mom!\u201d A mother has never been so proud!<\/i> She reminded me that her brother wanted a book from Urban Renewals and, \u201cwouldn\u2019t it be great if we surprised him with the book when he came home from school?\u201d so a-thrift store shopping we went. Presh!<\/i> <\/span>
<\/span>On our drive home, after listening to Willow Smith give us a play by play of her hair-ography, \u201cI whip my hair back and forth\u201d <\/i>, Trinity asked, \u201cMom are we still gonna do that thing?\u201d<\/span>
<\/span>As you moms know, \u201cthat thing\u201d can be anything. Buying a new toy, inviting their friends over for a playdate, getting a puppy, kidnapping the neighbors\u2019 cat (true story-that they wanted to-not that we kidnapped a cat\u2026really!). A seasoned mom knows the possibilities are endless.<\/span>
<\/span>So with trepidation I asked, \u201cwhat thing?\u201d<\/span>
<\/span>Before I go on\u2026<\/span><\/b>
<\/span>You\u2019re gonna wanna grab a Klennex for this so go ahead and hit up your purse, or the bathroom for some tissue, heck if you\u2019re in a bind grab a square of paper towel and prepare for a Hallmark moment. <\/span>
<\/span>Go ahead\u2026 I\u2019ll wait.<\/span>
<\/span>Welcome back!<\/span><\/b>
<\/span>And back to the story we go\u2026<\/span>
<\/span>\u201cWhat thing?\u201d I asked with suspicion.<\/span>
<\/span>\u201cYou know that thing where we put together care packages for the people without homes and give it to them. We need to do that because it\u2019s going to get cold soon and they need a lot more when it gets cold\u2026like coats and scarves, and gloves, and of course food. So are we still doing that?\u201d said the five year old.<\/span>
<\/span>Sniff, sniff, waahhhhh<\/span><\/i>
<\/span>For those of you stubborn women who didn\u2019t get a Klennex, I warned you.<\/span>
<\/span>All kidding aside, this is par for the course with Trin. She\u2019s as sassy as she wants to be, but the sweetest thing ever. She has the capacity to be such a Plastic on the playground, but she\u2019s thoughtful about the needs of others. She loves sparkly shoes, pink, and all things princess, but doesn\u2019t bat an eye at giving up her dolls and play kitchen to \u201clittle girls who don\u2019t have nice toys\u201d. She is our diva with a heart of gold.<\/span>
<\/span>Which brings me to introduce next weeks\u2019 blog series\u2013 the art of raising compassionate children. <\/span>
<\/span>Monday, I\u2019ll post on some scriptures that have helped me communicate injustice and caring for the poor to my children. I\u2019ll also include a devotional I wrote for them on Micah 6:8, that you can do with your family over dinner.<\/span>
<\/span>Wednesday, I\u2019ll give you some ideas on some practical ways you can practice compassion in your everyday life that your kids will (hopefully) enjoy.<\/span>
<\/span>Friday, I\u2019ll post some organizations that welcome kid volunteers and review a fabulous resource called, \u201cThe Good Fun Book\u201d by Karen Duncan & Kate Hannigan Issa.<\/a><\/span>
<\/span>One of the main values of our church, <\/a>New City Covenant<\/a> is justice. In fact the motto included in our logo, is Jesus. Justice. Family.<\/i> So, social justice and care for the poor has been a topic of a lot of conversations in our family. As we\u2019ve included the kids in this church-planting journey, I\u2019m humbled by the effect these conversations have had on my daughter. I\u2019m thankful to God that he\u2019s graced my little Diva with a compassion that has challenged our family to share the Gospel of Jesus\u2019 great love to the lonely, seek justice and wholeness for the oppressed, and give dignity to the needy. <\/span>
<\/span>See you back here on Monday, but until then enjoy some first day pics of Trinity.<\/span>
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<\/span><\/a><\/span>This shirt is not suppose to hang on her shoulder like that, but all day long it just \u201chappened\u201d to slip down. I think she\u2019s seen too much \u201cShake it Up.\u201d<\/span>
Seeking Shalom,<\/span>
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Today Trinity started her second year of kindergarten. For some weird reason, Cambridge starts the kindergartners two days after the other grades. Now, can I just say that Trinity should be exempt from the \u201clet the crazy die down in the halls before we introduce the young, frightened ones into the fray\u201d rule? Nevermind she\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3037,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[6,8],"class_list":["post-41","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-motherhood","tag-social-justice"],"yoast_head":"\n