Sherds from a jar of clay

As you may know it was a blustery and rainy afternoon/evening here in Philadelphia. I had to take my daughter to her ballet lesson 8 blocks away at about 4, just as the rain was picking up. Since I don't drive it meant she, my son and I all walked. So we put on our rain boot and coats and slogged off. On the walk back with Andrew we had a blast playing a game where we shuffled through all the big piles of wet soggy leaves and kicked them at each other and say how many stuck to our rain coats. We were drenched but had a really blast doing it. My son is a really neat kid (which can be easy to forget when frustrated by his natural disobedience etc.) I love homeschooling my kids but one of the down sides is that it is not often I get time with just one of them alone.

I am thankful for the rainstorm and the fun time it gave me to bond in a special way with my son and get a glimpse into who he is.