4 boys get ready for school here every morning.
We've attempted to help them to be self sufficient. We provide the groceries, pencils, uniforms, etc. They are expected to rise and shine, feed and wash themselves, and pack up.
The result of this amount of activity is, "The Bulldozer Effect," where there is major destruction to the kitchen by the time they leave. Sometimes, entire segments of the room are pushed to the side or turned over. I even hear "men working" as they boss, cajole and raz one another toward the door.
When The Bulldozer Effect is used for good amazing things happen. Yesterday we all worked together under the direction of Miss Heidi, our neighbor, to put in a new rock garden under the porch.
We dug, hauled, chopped, and buried. The result is a beeeeuuuuutiful bed, full of ferns, hostas, and choral bells. Heidi brought over some red sedum, a Barberry Bush, and Monk's Hood.
Thank You Lord, for their strength and energy, today and always.
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