Magic of Family

So this video has been around for some 10 years but I haven't seen it until now.  That's OK.  Perhaps I appreciate it more now than I would have 10 years ago.

I must be in way too philosophical of a mood today but I absolutely loved this video.

Yes it is funny.  It is hilarious.  But it struck me as so fabulous and even beautiful.

I got a few take-aways from this.

The first is that no family is perfect.  When we look at each other superficially (like in a picture or from facebook posts) we see the surface.  We don't usually see the realness behind: the struggles, the prayers, the joys, the triumphs...

Second, kids are great: babies, littles, middles, teens, and adult kids.  They are great.  I  had kids so that I could have teens.  And now that I have them, I know they are better than I imagined.  I am so excited to see what it will be like to have adult children.

Finally, Families are the best invention EVER, as in ever!  eternally!   No other organization has ever come close to the simple beauty of the lessons learned in the family.  No where else can you so perfectly learn the lessons of love, sacrifice, compassion, forgiveness, long suffering, the value of work, obedience, humility, cooperation,... oh, the list goes on.

Ya wanta see something cool?

Peter Pan

We finished reading Peter Pan a couple of weeks ago. So we had to get the Disney version and watch it. So of course we then had to find the best song that they cut from that one. Never Smile at a Crocodile.



I love the legalese.


Peter Pan from the book really is exactly what I do not want my children to be. Selfish, forgetful, arrogant, and thoughtless.
Throughout the book, Barrie portrays children "gay and innocent and heartless." This has always bothered me. Yes, children are innocent and self-centered, but heartless?

This is actually one time I like the Disney version better. Peter is an elf of some kind; "the spirit of youth" instead of a five or six year old boy who just refuses to grow up. I did like the 2003 Peter Pan movie. It places Peter and Wendy at an age where they would be entering puberty. That makes more sense to me; the prospect of growing up is very real at that point and can be a little scarry.

This is simply AWESOME

A funny for the day

I should be doing my homework right now, but I am in denial. Instead I looked up this clip to see if I could find it for you. (And to make up for being so quiet lately) It cracks me up every time. I love Mirna Loy and she just makes this one.

Prophets and the Constitution

I met Bryan Turner when we lived in Arizona and saw him give this presentation. This could make a wonderful family home evening.