Preston had been quiet for too long. When question as to what he was doing, he replied that he was playing with his bug!
Saturday was spent in the garden with dad and Grandpa Taylor tilling and planting seeds. Preston proudly brought into the house a bucket of "wormies" and put them in his bedroom so they would be warm. (I discovered this by following the trail of dirt he tracked in with him.) After a spirited discussion on where worms could and could not survive, he agreed to put them back outside, and I agreed to let him keep a potato bug inside a butterfly cage in his room.
Today, I was totally in awe as I watched this highly energetic and physical child sit quietly and watch this little bug crawl all over his hands. Both William and I were impressed at the patience and interest he took in something to tiny. He looked up at us with complete pleasure and happiness and told us how much he liked his friend. "He's special to me." This simple declaration caused us to pause our adult conversation and join him in finding joy in this little creature.
Sometimes it's not the roses that steal our attention and give us reason to stop and take a breath, but the example of a little child who finds endless joy in spending the morning with a bug!
Saturday was spent in the garden with dad and Grandpa Taylor tilling and planting seeds. Preston proudly brought into the house a bucket of "wormies" and put them in his bedroom so they would be warm. (I discovered this by following the trail of dirt he tracked in with him.) After a spirited discussion on where worms could and could not survive, he agreed to put them back outside, and I agreed to let him keep a potato bug inside a butterfly cage in his room.
Today, I was totally in awe as I watched this highly energetic and physical child sit quietly and watch this little bug crawl all over his hands. Both William and I were impressed at the patience and interest he took in something to tiny. He looked up at us with complete pleasure and happiness and told us how much he liked his friend. "He's special to me." This simple declaration caused us to pause our adult conversation and join him in finding joy in this little creature.
Sometimes it's not the roses that steal our attention and give us reason to stop and take a breath, but the example of a little child who finds endless joy in spending the morning with a bug!
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