Agreed! As a family we travel so much with our children, from multi-day road trips to transatlantic flights. It's so much fun experiencing something new with my children, in watching my children's reactions of wonder to different sights, cultures and communities. There's definitely grumbling and complaining and sometimes crying - but let's be honest, adults do this too.
New computer here, so I had to authenticate. Your tech is working. Joy is part of the kingdom. When Jesus blessed the children, it was not ceremonial. They probably jumped on His lap. I saw a video years ago (Probably one of the earlier Jesus movies), He was playful with Mary. That had to have been one of the most unique parent child relationships ever. With all her pondering, I am sure she knew a thousand smiles, along with many tears. I still love the beach.
As far as audio, I still prefer reading, and enjoy writing, like you.
We traveled all over the world with our three children, even when they were young--Vietnam, Borneo, India, Japan, Mexico, Europe, just to name a few places our youngest saw before she was ten. Seeing the world through a child's eyes is a wonderful experience. And it really fuses together the synapses. Coincidence or not, we found that shortly after each trip, the kids had moved on to the next level. I wrote an article about out trip to Borneo: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/travel/2008/01/06/hanging-out-in-borneo/bdfb3a1a-4245-495e-90ca-804368f16a9c/
Yes! We're three months past our trip to Italy, and our youngest still talks about it almost daily (and coherently). She has a book with pictures of Italy that she knows is about where we went, and she plays "going to Positano" on our coffee table multiple times a week. (The table is the plane, train, ferry, etc. successively.)
Agreed! As a family we travel so much with our children, from multi-day road trips to transatlantic flights. It's so much fun experiencing something new with my children, in watching my children's reactions of wonder to different sights, cultures and communities. There's definitely grumbling and complaining and sometimes crying - but let's be honest, adults do this too.
I also like going to the beach with my kids! They are in a phase of not liking hiking 😢 but have not outgrown the beach!
I would not listen to an audio version of your posts, thank you. That would not be a me thing.
thanks! I don’t listen to other writers’ audio versions myself but, ya know, figured I’d ask
Some people really find the audio version works well for them!
New computer here, so I had to authenticate. Your tech is working. Joy is part of the kingdom. When Jesus blessed the children, it was not ceremonial. They probably jumped on His lap. I saw a video years ago (Probably one of the earlier Jesus movies), He was playful with Mary. That had to have been one of the most unique parent child relationships ever. With all her pondering, I am sure she knew a thousand smiles, along with many tears. I still love the beach.
As far as audio, I still prefer reading, and enjoy writing, like you.
We traveled all over the world with our three children, even when they were young--Vietnam, Borneo, India, Japan, Mexico, Europe, just to name a few places our youngest saw before she was ten. Seeing the world through a child's eyes is a wonderful experience. And it really fuses together the synapses. Coincidence or not, we found that shortly after each trip, the kids had moved on to the next level. I wrote an article about out trip to Borneo: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/travel/2008/01/06/hanging-out-in-borneo/bdfb3a1a-4245-495e-90ca-804368f16a9c/
Yes! We're three months past our trip to Italy, and our youngest still talks about it almost daily (and coherently). She has a book with pictures of Italy that she knows is about where we went, and she plays "going to Positano" on our coffee table multiple times a week. (The table is the plane, train, ferry, etc. successively.)