Well Taught

In our family, we decided to focus on one trait each month that we want to develop more. With the new baby coming and me being a little anxious about how I'll get everything done, I decided that independence would be a great one for November. We talked about what it meant to be independent, and then whenever the kids would ask me to do something they could do themselves, I'd remind them about being independent and encourage them to do it themselves. Well, I think Carston really grasped the concept. Today after church we were all sitting around the table eating or looking at the paper. I was out of water so I asked him if he'd get me a little more-he's usually very helpful about that. This time though, he kind of looked at me for a minute and I could tell he was trying to figure out what he wanted to say. Finally, he said, "Remember about being independent?" So I had little choice but to haul my large self out of my chair and get my own water. My mom said that December's trait should be service.