Friday, May 8, 2015

#123 Dinner Discussions

One evening at the dinner table Russ introduced the topic of Gardening. He and the girls enthusiastically plotted for a lavish garden, naming their favorite foods we were to grow. The topic floated into raising chickens, and then dwindled into Russ and I talking about neither gardening nor chickens. The girls were disgruntled. They wanted their share of the conversation.

Hallie surprised us by saying, "Can we talk about God and stuff?"

Wow. Did she just say that? My heart immediately melted. All parents long for the moment when their child asks to talk about "God and stuff" unsolicited.

Brecken on the other hand was less than enthused. "No, let's talk about gardening, and chickens, and stuff!" Apparently the sweetness of what was occurring was lost on her-she wasn't in the mood.

Hallie interjected again, "Yeah, I want to talk about gawdening."

Special moment: gone.

Moment of enlightening.

Not "God and stuff" "gawden stuff." Oh. Okay. Special moment: gone, maybe. But the hilarity made up for it. Oh, Hallie. That's why I love family dinners.

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