Almost random, partial connectedness to share here, as I am sickly but still enjoying having the kids home today.
Pride (In The Name of Love) by U2 is one of my favorite songs.
My sister Renee and I saw U2 at the Oakland Coliseum in 1987.
The song is about Martin Luther King Jr. and today is his holiday.
The song is also a little bit about Jesus [one man betrayed with a kiss] and Jesus is love.
Sarah and Wyatt are 19 months apart. As of today, they are the same height and the same weight. They are both 4 ft. 0 inches tall and 49 pounds. Now I do [sort of] have twins after all.
Over the weekend, I purchased a pair of size 8 shoes for my ten year old daughter Emily and that means that we now wear the same size. For how long, I don't know. Unbelievable!
I'm getting caught up in the excitement of Barack Obama's inauguration.
Emily and I made stick stars out of newly pruned tree branches to commemorate the inauguration of our new president.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
This sweet collection began a few days ago with me asking Wyatt questions about why he didn't have to go to school today. I liked his answers and I decided to ask a few more kids and I wrote their answers down, word for word. Too sweet.
my niece Sydney, 12
He was this person who wanted black people to be free.
my niece Allison, 8
He stopped slavery, he worked in churches with ministers. He got shot because somebody didn't like how he stopped slavery.
my nephew Sam, 7
He made black and white people play together.
[my friend Nena's daughter] Emma, 6
The white people didn't want to go to the park with the brown people, then the Martin Luther King leaded the brown and the white somewhere so they could make up. Some bad guys killed him.
my daughter Emily, 10
He fought for the liberty for the black people. He got assassinated by a guy.
my daughter Sarah, 7
He was a man. He was a big leader. He changed the laws. He wanted to be president but someone killed him. He gave a big
my son Wyatt, 5
He was a good man. He said that white people could go on the bus and black people could go on the same bus and he had a dream that the world could change. He was a good man but he was not a president.
Love. I love living in a world where I can mother children who don't even think to consider a person's skin color or nation of origin.
It's a beautiful sunny day but I can't seem to warm up. Right now, I have an appointment with a bowl of chicken broth and a hot cup of tea.
Peace and love.
I am impressed that as young as they are they recognized the great leader Martin Luther King and what his goal was. Keep there minds interested in history and current events.
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