Play dates are a beautiful thing. Axl enjoys the company of a playmate for a long afternoon of endless imagination and mess making, and I enjoy a long afternoon of not being the playmate - fun is had by all. My favorite thing about play dates though is listening in on the very serious conversational exchanges between two little boys. Friday’s gathering was no let down, as the conversation veered to a very important subject indeed.
Guest: “The only way to kill a rattlesnake is with a sword or a knife. You have to stab it in the heart, ‘cause if you stab it in the body you just dissect it.”
Axl: “You can shoot it with a shotgun too. In the head.”
So there you have it, Rattlesnake Annihilation 101.
And then there was this:
Guest: flush…leave bathroom
Axl: from down the hall “You didn’t wash your hands!”
Mom: somewhat relieved that at least he knows one SHOULD wash their hands before leaving the bathroom…somewhat frustrated that the information hasn’t influenced his own bathroom etiquette
The exchange reminded me how easily we spot the speck in someone else’s eye. You would think that the plank in our own would hinder our vision.
Matthew 7:3 "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?"
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