A road trip for our family is an education. Last week we headed down to the coast to pick up Stuart from ECU. We’d been in the car for several hours, all of which were a mish mash of conversation and a lot of which I can’t readily recall. The one thing that stands out in my mind is this; our six year old is a whole lot more observant and creative than I sometimes give her credit for.
It was about 95 degrees and sunny with a few scattered clouds; average weather for Eastern North Carolina, when Anslie says to me “Momma, it’s going to rain”.
(I glanced out the windshield and with the exception of a few clouds it didn’t look at all like rain, but in my most believing motherly voice I said)
“Really honey, why do you say that?”
Emphatically and without hesitation, “Because the trees are arguing”.
“Anslie, what do you mean, arguing?”
“You know, look at the trees. Watch their leaves and branches, they’re arguing”.
I was amazed; the trees did look like they were arguing with each other. Within minutes the drops began to fall and emphatically and without hesitation from the back seat I heard “See momma, I told you it was going to rain".
I love my six year old and I love to learn. This was a good lesson, my teacher has a degree in childhood.
~ R
