So I've been thinking of working on a project for a couple of months now (like I have nothing else to do, right?). But I have really been feeling led to do something. I've started writing a book. I don't know if it will ever actually become a real book, or just something that I may share here or in a newspaper or what. But it's increasingly getting hard for me to ignore the nagging feeling that I need to write my experiences down.
It's a book on parenting.
With the situation our family is in, one would expect my girls to be experiencing a lot of stress, unrest....something. And those things would lead (one would think) to behavior problems. I have been trying to think of why my girls haven't been displaying these issues. Yes, there have been a few times where I have seen small incidents of stress reactions in them. Like when Alexis comes downstairs worried about not seeing her friends for a couple of years. Or when Kaylee didn't feel like going to school the third week Ryan wasn't home. But, even in these minor situations, my girls are easily appeased and in a very short amount of time feel secure again.
Why?
I believe it all boils down to the foundation Ryan and I started with them from Day 1. And that got me thinking, "What did we do?" "How did we build that foundation?" When I think back to Kaylee's temperament in the early years (I know she's only five!), she had the real potential to be a beast. But she's not any where near beastly.
It's hard to ignore the fact that even people from other countries feel the need to tell me how well my girls behave. When we were waiting to exit our flight from Barcelona to Atlanta over Spring Break, a couple of elderly ladies told the girls they were very good on that long flight. Granted they were speaking in Spanish, but I caught enough of what they were saying and could tell by the big smiles on their faces that they were pleased to be seated next to our girls during the flight. (The girls just kind of stared agape...not having any idea what these nice ladies were saying to them!)
So, I'm already working on an outline. Who knows if I'll follow through. I'll probably end up just saving whatever I write for Alexis and Kaylee and give it to them when they have kids of their own.
Feel free to share your thoughts on my project :)
3 comments:
That's a GREAT IDEA!!!! If you're feeling led and Called, you gotta listen!
Hurry up and finish it so I can read it!!! ;)
I would absolutely read your book. Your girls are SO ggod that I'm wowed by them. If you need the editing skills of an English teacher on hiatus, I'm happy to volunteer. :)
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