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Raising Capable Children

Today is Fathers Day! My second son, Rhyor, decided of his own accord that he would make the Fathers Day supper. It was a superb meal, the kind that makes a mama proud! The main dish was an oven-roasted chicken that he seasoned with Herbes de Provence and garlic. Yum! Not only that, but he also made the dessert: a whole grain, lemon blueberry cake. It was absolutely moist and delicious. Did I mention that Rhyor is only twelve-years-old? Now, before you start getting the wrong idea, I am not by any means posting this to brag or toot my horn. I'm posting this to show how capable our children are, even at a young age. Several years ago, when my oldest was around 5-years-old (she's now 16), I heard a talk on CD that emphasized all that our children are capable of. And it was a lot. The talk focused on examples from history and spoke of the responsibilities children had at the time of the early settlers. I remember listening to that talk and feeling like it spoke to me on many level...