We are on our 4th week of studying the character trait of Attentiveness.  We talked about how Attentiveness means to listen closely and watch carefully(complete with hand motions), to listen long enough to know what is being said, to listen for the voice of the Lord and this week to concentrate without distraction. 

Sunday evening in the car, my 4yo wanted to play a game with me where she describes an animal and then I have to guess what it is.  Well, I was listening to the radio and thinking about things I needed to get done and was honestly only half listening.  I was just guessing based on whatever the last thing was that she said.  Finally, she was tired of me getting them wrong and scolded "Mommy, you are not being ATTENTIVE to what I am telling you.  If you were being ATTENTIVE, you would have known exactly which animal I was talking about.  You are not listening closely or long enough to know what is being said. "

Oh - to have to ask forgiveness from your 4 year old!  I did and we went on playing the game, but I am so amazed at how much is "trickling down" to her even though my focus has been more on teaching the older two!  It's exactly the way the speakers at the homeschooling conferences always said it would be! 

But now I'm worried because we are beginning a study of Stewardship and specifically Nutrition next week - Not only will I be accountable to God for what I eat and how I spend my money, my 4 year old will now be ATTENTIVE to this too! 

Blessings!

-J