There is a house two doors down that out does itself with Halloween decorations. They have several life-size monsters and one is a Dracula hanging on their porch. Last year Laurel and I cringed at how the kids would react and what we could do to limit their exposure.
One of our philosophies in raising our kids is not protecting them from the ways of the world so much as preparing them for it with a godly foundation. This of course is always a challenge and protecting them from the world always seems much easier at the time. But it pays off. The boys understand what the decorations are and are not afraid.
But today, August demonstrated just how effective the fruits of our labors are. As he and I walked by all the monsters, he of course was drawn to them and he said in his two year old language, "Me, (we can't get him to say "I") want to help those monsters."
I said, "You do? Why do you want to help them?"
He said, "Because they don't move, they must be stuck."
Kids constantly surprise me!!!
Christian
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