“When we read aloud, we give our kids practice living as heroes. Practice dealing with life-and-death situations, practice living with virtue, practice failing at virtue. As the characters in our favorite books struggle through hardship, we struggle with them. We consider whether we would be as brave, as bold, as fully human as our favorite heroes. And then we grasp—on a deeper, more meaningful level—the story we are living ourselves as well as the kind of character we will become as that story unfolds.” - Sarah Mackenzie

Unplugged and Reconnected: Finding Life’s Biggest Gifts in Little Things

A Good Day

Today I got to see the joy and wonder of childhood. Two little girls whose hearts are full of joy. It reminds me of the importance of taking time to intentionally disconnect to reconnect; to unplug from the tech to plug back in to what really matters in life. Plug in to joy, wonder, discovery, curiosity, adventure and relationships.

I got to watch excitement over how small something was. Joy and laughter over a simple game. Wondering what Mayo is made out of. How can a day be so full of what would be considered small things that are such highlights for me?

I got to hear their joy in expressing to me all the things that are important to them that I need to be updated on. I listened with pleasure as I saw the sparkle in their eyes. 

Sometimes the little things in life are the big things.