Wednesday, May 04, 2005

I have a 3rd grade friend

Ok so I hang out with a 3rd grader. His name is Zach. He likes skateboarding too. He comes to my door asking me if I'll come out and skate with him. He tells me I'm doing tricks wrong. "your not flicking your foot enough" he says to me. He asks me if I have any wood to build ramps with. He dosen't understand why I can't buy a new skateboard every week even though I have a job. I'm remembering how it is to be a 3rd grader again. No cares, no worries, whats money again? and it's sort of refreshing. Everything is possible to him. A halfpipe in his yard, its possible, even though i see it as impossible. A skateboard company, he sees the possibility even though for me its harder to see. I think God sent this little kid to me to show me something. To see the world like I did in 3rd grade. Possibilities! Not monetary limitations. To view an hour as a whole HOUR! not just a piece of the day. Selah!

4 Comments:

Blogger HeatherD said...

That WOULD be cool.. learn from each other John.. I am excited for the possibilities of this relationship. :)

Wednesday, May 04, 2005 11:51:00 AM

 
Blogger Rho said...

listen..

i have three kids, and let me tell you that every single moment of their lives has been a 'teachable moment' for me...i'm so blessed to be called their Mom, and even MORE blessed that they like to hang out with me, even though i have to 'break bad' with 'em sometimes:o) kids absolutely, positively ROCK, and they have eyes to see that which eludes us 'BIG PEOPLE'.

keep up the learnin', john..
rho

Wednesday, May 04, 2005 1:17:00 PM

 
Blogger Quirkafiably Quirkified said...

out of the mouths of babes....

ah, thank you for the refreshing post, john. to quote rho, "kids absolutely, positively ROCK, and they have eyes to see that which eludes us 'BIG PEOPLE'."
i couldn't have said it finer myself.

this weekend was rough, but i had my breath of fresh air with me....my lil 5 year old niece. just when i'd be at the end of my rope, ready to write everything off as a lost cause, she in her amazing way would remind me of a new reality i hadn't even considered.....it was just the lil things, ya know? from reading her books and doing her homework, to just letting me hold her and love on her during the memorial service, to exploring the woods and fishing in the rain at grandpa's house. i am soo stinkin blessed! and i'm babbling...sowwy.

john, i just want to encourage you to not get too grown up that you can't savor the joys of youth. sounds like you're a far cry from that point...i just wanna say rock on! :)

Wednesday, May 04, 2005 5:14:00 PM

 
Blogger HeatherD said...

Hey Digereedoo! So what have you learned from Zach this week?

Friday, May 06, 2005 5:33:00 PM

 

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