"Mom," said Caroline as we drove along -- truly, there's no place like the car for great discussions -- "I think the earth must really be shaped like a teardrop. Because Mt. Everest is so, so tall. It's, like, a spiky point, and the earth is a ball."
"Hmmm," said I. "You are quite right that Mt. Everest is very tall. But it's not quite tall enough to change the shape of the earth."
Pause.
"Ouchies for Jesus!" she burst out compassionately. "Those mountains are so big and sharp, they must hurt His feet when He rests them there. Ouchies! And so COLD!"
Motherhood means getting a front row seat to stuff like this on a near-daily basis. I still pinch myself sometimes, 'cause I'm pretty sure I got a golden ticket.
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Too cute! Nothing can replicate those times in the car when the kids are just chatting, with you or with each other or with their seatbelt. I love the "carsong"s, too - when the 18mo is just singing away some wordless tune that has lots of feeling in places!
This girl has some fascinating ideas! I love the teardrop--I will never think of our globe in the same way again :D
This is so cute :) I love our car conversations, as well. Sophie and I were talking about the law the other day, which evolved into a convo about the 10 commandments. Will be adding those to our homeschool curriculum soon!
I love the way she thinks!
You got the winning ticket for sure. Glad you're enjoying every minute of it!
Love it! So adorable...and I agree about motherhood:)!
The earth is his footstool...the girl has it just right! (Isa 66:1)
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