Feb 01 2005
A child's spirit

How is it that my little girl can decorate her breakfast in such a cheerful way, even when she is physically feeling miserable, fighting to break a fever, and battling a horrible bout of brochitis? Who cares if all she ate was the cherries and the grapes?

Sometimes, it's about the lessons our children teach us. I want to start my days -regardless of how I feel in body, mind and spirit- in the same manner as my daughter does. Some days I wish I could be more like her... I want to have such an outlook upon the wake of every day.

 
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as much as we are here to teach our children, i believe they are here to teach us.
i've learned so much from Cam in just 3 years that i cannot wait for him to grow older (as much as i want him to stay my sweet little boy now).

Posted by: monique | February 1, 2005 12:45 PM

How sweet. What a perfect little face. Hope she starts feeling better very soon.

Posted by: Amy | February 1, 2005 1:06 PM

you are right about that, zee.....i think that's the reason we have children, to teach US.

Posted by: jen | February 1, 2005 1:44 PM

you have the most amazing children, zee. they must have inherited that spirit from somewhere :) look inside yourself and you'll see it!! :)

Posted by: becki | February 1, 2005 7:40 PM

That's very awesome and inspiring to think that a child who isn't feeling well can truly still bring forth her inner voice.
Beautiful.

Posted by: Cyndy | February 1, 2005 10:00 PM

Isn't that the truth?? Kids are amazing!

Posted by: AnnMarie | February 1, 2005 10:49 PM

Art therapists say children draw/create what they want or need the most. She neeed to create. Breakfast was her pallette.

And the results are exactly what you BOTH needed. :)

-G

Posted by: Garrison Steelle | February 1, 2005 11:12 PM

That is very joyful, something like that would do us all good!

Posted by: Busy Mom | February 2, 2005 1:08 PM

sweet.

Posted by: l | February 2, 2005 2:41 PM

Kids are amazing..always....well...almost always.

Posted by: Manjusha | February 2, 2005 4:02 PM

Never mind the kid- she'll be fine.

I want someone to make that breakfast for me!

Posted by: Sigmund, Carl and Alfred | February 3, 2005 4:29 PM