Oak Tree in an Acorn: "Home Work"

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

"Home Work"

Brian and Genevieve mowing TOGETHER!

Olivia showing her housework groove!

Yes, we admit it, we sometimes neglect our "Home Work". It's not that we don't know what we need to do (Believe me, I love making lists!), but there are always "other things" that come up and are deemed more important, plus we just want to be together on the weekends. Well, this past weekend, we decided to put yard work and housework on the top of our list of family priorities. It showed us that we can still make this a fun family experience (Honestly, we had fun!), and we can teach the girls the value of hard work and the satisfaction of a job well done. I pray we can keep the momentum going!

4 comments:

Brian Ban said...: That guy mowing the lawn sure is good-looking. You're certainly a lucky woman.; July 22, 2008 at 9:12 AM
SWeaver said...: and he's a lucky guy to have such a creative wife!!; July 22, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Unknown said...: lucky neighbors get to watch the oak tree grow along with the little "acorns"....what super gardeners those acorns belong to!!; July 22, 2008 at 1:10 PM
Unknown said...: Hi Apryl, sitting here at Sarah Reed showing Ken your BLOG! Good job!!! Now that we've found a computer here at Sarah Reed, we'll be dropping by!

Hugs, Ken and Annabelle; July 23, 2008 at 3:23 PM

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Why the title, "Oak Tree in an Acorn"?

Well, really it's all about perspective when raising the girls. It helps me to think about the grand scheme of parenting and remember that what we do now affects how our little acorns will grow. Like an oak tree, we want them to be strong in their words and deeds, be able to withstand life's storms, set and reach their goals, and be people that others can lean on and trust.

We have an oak tree planted in our yard that came from an acorn my dad planted in a pot. This acorn came from a huge oak tree that was planted in the backyard of my dad's childhood home. My dad's father also planted this tree from an acorn he found on his hunting lease in the early 1960's. Our tree is thus a family heirloom, a "family tree".

It was the year of Olivia's birth when we planted our little sapling. It looked so very sad that winter with no leaves; it was, basically, like a stick rooted in the ground. Five years later, though, it stands 9 feet tall, and we continue to nurture it and watch it grow. We hope one year it will produce acorns of its own, and we can continue to pass on this family heirloom. We hope to remember it's example of how each acorn has the potential to be an oak tree, and how our acorns, Olivia and Genevieve, will one day, with help from God, become mighty oak trees themselves.