How to be a Lazy YET GOOD parent--rule #1

Anyone who has small children knows how incredibly exhausting it is--so my wife and I have laughed about some of the ways we have learned to be a "Lazy YET good parent." Basically, we have established some "rules" that allow us to make parenting just a little bit easier. The first rule is this--You're kids are playing, doing something safe, all by themselves and you find yourself thinking "What if you did this too?" DON'T SAY IT! : ) Why? because without a doubt, you share you're little suggestion, and now the kids want you to join in. Suddenly, one of those oh so brief moments when you're getting a little break is, yep, over! Now the game, whatever it might be, is not complete without you. So the first rule of "Lazy yet Good parenting" is, if you're kids are actually learning to play by themselves at something, enjoy it. Keep your suggestion to yourself! You and I both know they will be asking you for something before long, so take a breath and a mental break. You'll be a better parent for it in the long run.

The Soul of a Child--amazing!

My awesome mother-in-law gave me "The Seven Storey Mountain" by Thomas Merton...this quote captures my amazement with children, "When a child is conceived, when a human nature comes into being as an individual, concrete, subsisting thing, a life a person, then God's image is minted into the world. A free, vital, self-moving entity, a spirit informing flesh, a complex of energies ready to be set into fruitful motion begins to flame with potential light and understanding and virtue, begins to flame with love, without which no spirit can exist. It is ready to realize NO ONE KNOWS what grandeurs....The soul is the life of this being, and the life of the soul is the love that unites it to the principle of all life--God."

Emma and Eldon, blogging together

Me and Emma are starting our blog, Shu-Shu will chime in from time to time with his insights as a dog. "Don't forget me"--that was Gabriel the Horse, and he wanted to let you know that The King's Christmas List is a part of a much bigger story, which can best be described as "The King's Adventure Series."

"Hey--Emma here, and I'm taking over for a minute--this is just the beginning, there's so much to tell...you'll even meet my sister's along the way. Make sure to check out the up and coming website "www.thekingsadventure.com" where you can actually help real people in need around the world!"

"Can I help someone all the way in Africa?" --you sure can Shu-Shu!
"What about in China"--oh, totally, Gabriel...

--Alright, Emma, thanks for answering those questions--this is Eldon again, and we gotta go, the playshack needs some work on the roof, I think the squirrels are storing too many nuts in the rain gutters again!