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I can't believe Christmas is only a few days away. We finally have all of our packages shipped, and the Christmas cards are all on their way too.Last weekend our family went Disney World for a couple days. I love seeing all of the decorations and the lights are just amazing. We really enjoyed visiting a couple of the resorts to view the incredible, life-size gingerbread house and the detailed gingerbread and chocolate carousel.
My boys were quite inspired and insisted that we make our own gingerbread houses this week. I offered to purchase a kit for each of them, but noooo, they want to make them from scratch! As we were toiling making the dough just right and cutting out the parts of the houses for baking, my oldest commented that even though it was messy and time consuming, he was having fun just creating with his mom. Now keep in mind, my oldest is 15 years old! I was quickly reminded how few years I have left with my boys at home and my heart was warmed as I wondered if we would have this good of a relationship were it not for homeschooling.
I'm not sure how the gingerbread houses will turn out - but I am thankful for a brief glimpse God gave me into my son's heart. You see, during the day-to-day, nitty-gritty of homeschool life, sibling conflict, teenage hormones, etc., I sometimes lose sight (or maybe I forget to really look) of the simple joys and blessings that children (yes, even teens) are.
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