as of late i have noticed that jack will often have a book in his hands. he has taken to reading as i hoped he would. he loves it. if i ask him to take a time out and do some reading he welcomes it. he finds his book and jumps on the couch and is quiet for about twenty minutes. he takes a book with us in the car most of the time. i know he reads well when he reads for me but i'm noticing that some of the books he chooses to read might be above his reading level. i'm actually fine with that. i think he can catch the words he knows and skip over or ask me the words he does not yet know. he never seems to be frustrated with those more difficult books. so as long as he is happy trying to read i marvel at how often he does it. it makes me thrilled. i think one of the best things one can do for their mind is read.
morgan is also reading more lately. he likes to read out loud to me. i love when he cuddles up next to me on the couch after school and points his finger at the words as he works his way through the text. he is coming along and is happy to have cracked the difficulty he had in the beginning. his passion is drawing and writing. he says that he is going to be the author of books when he grows up and he also will illustrate. he is going to build an office large enough to have jack in an adjoining office to work for him. jack will sell his books. they both think this arrangement will work out perfectly for their future families. i love that plan! i have to laugh at how detailed they have it in their minds as well. they really are so connected intrinsically that it will be interesting to see what they do choose as courses of study and professions.
morgan has a very happy disposition most of the time. he is my peace-maker. he settles problems well. the other day i was dragging out of bed before school. i was the slow one. i just couldn't get myself together very promptly. morgan had woken up early and gotten dressed and ready for school. then he went downstairs and set the table for breakfast and had the cereal boxes out that he thought we each would like as well as a bowl and spoons for each person. he then called upstairs to jack and me, "breakfast is ready." i could hardly believe what a mature child he was just then. it did something to me. it made me beyond happy to know how capable he is. it made me see just a hint of what he was learning from rod's example. he made that morning so easy for me and for jack. he was helpful in most every way that he could be. it was as if he woke up and was determined to serve to his best ability that day. that morning was so unique that i just had to write it down so one day he will know that i made a huge impression on me. i hope it is a sign of things to come! i loved him all the more that morning.
photos: jack reading on the couch, morgan reading to me, and the many faces of my little morgan.
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