Hmmm. Recently I realized that Isaiah was making some strides and growing up and because I tend to push my firstborn, I hadn't really enjoyed those changes. I always seem to think that he needs to do better on ___________ rather than see what he's doing well on right now. So this post is an attempt for me to point out to myself some good things we have going.
First of all, Isaiah has made huge strides in his learning this year. He's such an inquisitive kid. He's constantly asking questions and that's good but I have to admit I don't always see it that way. NEVER do we take a ride that he doesn't have something he's thinking about and wants to talk about. Maybe politics...yes, he's actually fairly up on current events and since he's living in a time of very divisive issues, he's learning quite a lot. Sometimes I mourn that he's not just another oblivious kid, but that's just not the way God made him. If there's news...maybe while Dad's watching for a few minutes on TV or maybe an email up on my hotmail account or an article in Grandpa's "WORLD" Magazine, he's paying attention. He knows more about the political process at 8 than I did at 18.
He also has read more of the Bible and discussed more of the Bible than many kids his age. Recently, I remembered that at 8 I read the Picture Bible so I got him one. He takes it to church and reads it during the times that he's not listening to the sermon. And interestingly, he REMEMBERS things. I was watching a movie on Jeremiah the prophet recently, which he ended up watching with me for a bit and afterward, he talked some more about how Jeremiah was freed by King Nebechadnezzar because he had tried to persuade the Jews to surrender to the Babylonians rather than fight. Seriously...I had to stop and marvel at the way he puts thing together.
He's got a problem solving mind...which he got from his Dad. He's constantly engineering legos to match whatever he's into. He's working out math problems when he finds them around him...which happens to be all the time. He's also very good about negotiating...which actually is not all good. But he's very adept at getting you to see his way.
Finally, he's making good strides in responsibility. We've been focusing on this from a "trustworthiness" perspective for quite awhile and it seems that he now understands that telling the truth, not exaggerating, doing what you say you will do and obeying your parents (even if you think it's lame) is a better way to go than the other. I have to say, he had to learn that one the hard way, but then so did his dad and I. We are currently working on self control and sensitivity to others...and while he understands the need and is making strides, somehow is 8 year old mind and body have other ideas. We will be reminding and encouraging for awhile.
That's Isaiah's highlights for right now. Stop in again and there will be another round. He's growing up fast.
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