Why I Do What I Do!

          I do not think that my blog would be complete without the addition of my niece, Avery.  She is the little love of my life!  Avery is why I do what I do...I want her to grow up in a world that is righteous and just.  Relayed to me by my sister, please enjoy the wisdom of a four-year old! 

            Avery is lying on the floor.  I ask, “What are you doing?”  She says, “Dreaming of my life.”  I respond with, “Oh yeah, what are your dreams about?”  Avery says, “I am dreaming in my heart, I have such a fun heart!”  The stuff she says…it really makes me wonder what goes on in her little brain!

            We are working on cutting and writing with Avery.  She was just talking to herself when I hear her say, “Ok, I am doing my homework.  I am a grown-up because I can use safety scissors!!”

Watching some news on 9/11 and Avery asked what happened.  I explained it.  Amazing to hear it from a 4-year old—she went into the kitchen and said, “Daddy, before I was born, bad guys bonked a plane into buildings and that is why you and Uncle Johnny protect us.  That is what happened."  Ten years ago, I sent my husband and my brother to war, and now I am explaining this day to my child…we will never forget.