| May 15 2006 | |||||||||
| DILIGENT HANDS WILL RULE
With two weeks of school left, Aedan has been running out of steam. He asked last night if he could just be homeschooled for the rest of the year, and failing that, if he could just stay home today (Monday). I told him that if he was at home, I'd make him work, but that didn't faze him. I can't blame him, really; he does not get enough sleep and has to get up at 6:00 a.m. every day to drive to school with Matt. By the time the rest of the family is up Matt and Aedan are usually gone. Anyway, at 6:00 a.m. he managed to look blear-eyed and miserable enough (he has had a cold for what seems like almost the entire school year) that Matt let him go back to bed and take a "sick day". Aedan enjoyed his extra sleep and was chipper and cheerful during our later morning breakfast and family worship. And, true to my word, I made him work. He wasn't able to do any of his schoolwork until Matt brought it home, and I think he'd been hoping to spend most of the day playing, but except for an hour or so lunch break I kept him busy in the house and out in the yard all day. He was waxing downright poetic at lunch. "It's a strange thing," he announced, "but when I'm lazy, I'm unhappy for no reason, and when I'm diligent, I'm happy for no reason." I raised my eyebrows. "Well, actually, there is a reason," he admitted. "I don't think I've ever been as diligent as I was this morning. And I've never deserved my broccoli soup more!" Yes, son, God made you to work, and the satisfaction of a job well done is a pleasure to be savored. As is the rest and good food afterward. We had a good talk about his tendency to find "lions in the streets" and "hedges of thorns" in his work too. I was glad to see him identifying the poor fruits of sluggardly behavior of his own accord. It is good to see him growing in wisdom as well as stature. Posted by Sora at 8 : 14 pm |
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