Our #6 has such a gift for words.  He is truly blessed in this way, always encouraging and loving, esp when it seems most needed.  He has been quite a light to our days lately! 

Anakin (trying to come up with a saints name, but for now this will suffice) had a particularly rough soccer game last weekend, he isn’t a strong player and his coach seems to think the way to make players better is to NOT allow them to play.  Not my idea of coaching, but there it is.  Add the two together and it means Anakin doesn’t get much time on the field.  Last Saturday it ended up being less than 2 minutes.  Total.

To say he was bummed was an understatement.  (and for those who are like “WHAT!!  DO Something, SAY something!!  We did.  Said so much that now dh is the assistant coach.  wheeeee) When we finally made it to the car and had started to drive away my sweet, tiny little 3-year-old looked at his brother so sweetly and said, “Anakin!  YOU played GREAT defense today!!!!  GOOD JOB!”  Who knew the kid even knew what “defense” was!  Big brother was immediately encouraged and loved (yes, we parents tried the same thing, funny, it didn’t have near the impact as little brother, YAY for siblings!!).

We’re so blessed!

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