Our children, Samuel and Madison, were playing on our back deck just before our newest addition- Mayson Ann was born. They were playing with water color paints on our deck table. Madison was painting away when her younger brother stormed in to create havoc. Two toddlers at a table with paint colors is a recipe for disaster. As I questioned my wife's judgement on this decision (ha ha!), we steered them in a different direction. I took away the paint for a later time when Madison, our 3 year old, was alone. At this point my wife and I were sitting on our swing on the deck and we wondered how we could get a moment alone since the kids now had nothing to do. It's funny how we underestimate children. They have such creative imaginations. Ben Franklin said most adults die at age 25. We stop dreaming and imagining all that could be for our lives.
After a few moments Samuel began to chase his sister around the table in the middle of our deck. They were laughing and screeching as they lapped the table time and again. Then they decided to sit next to one another on the ledge at the backdoor. They rested for a few moments and then they carefully developed a working tag team relationship. They decided to move their kid-sized table and chairs around the deck a little. One would move the chairs and the other the table. They would get them situated and then sit for a while. Then they would start the process over again. This lasted about 30 minutes.
Here we were wondering what they would do without something to occupy their attention. They gave us a little dose of true contentment. They used what they had before them. It's the simple things in life that bring meaning and joy. Chasing your little brother or your big sisters around the deck.
You think maybe we adults over complicate things a bit?
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