Working Together

This past week has been wonderful.

I have seen such growth in Jonathan and Chelsea.

You see, we had several large projects that 

needed to be completed.  Warren and Mikey 

are at work all day so that left Chelsea, Jonathan

and me to get them done.

It has been a blessing to work together.

To strategize.

To implement.

And occasionally to rethink.

We have made lists.

We have delegated.

And then we have flown by 

the seats of our pants when

things didn't work out as we had 

pictured them.

It has been good to leave a lot of 

the planning in the kids' hands to 

let them work through the process.

They have come through very well.

We are pleased.

This did not used to come 

easily to me.

I am the type that would

rather do it myself.

However,

the kids are earning my

trust each and every day.

Are you raising young people who 

are able to troubleshoot, process and plan?

We don't do them favors by hand holding them

past a certain point.

My philosophy is to give them enough 

freedom to prove themselves but to 

be available to help 

whenever and however they ask for it.

This is all a part of the learning 

process.  They are not going to 

get it perfectly right every time

but we should see 

progress.