Subsistence Farming - Hawaii

while lauren was in taos, she and her friend were invited to an ice cream social. it was held in a church. the two girls had a great conversation with one of the father’s of a child attending. he guessed that they were both homeschooled because they seemed “confident and intelligent!” eventually he asked them which church they attended. long pause. lauren’s friend said she was jewish and lauren called herself a “free spirit” which I think is a great way to describe what she is. well, the man looked shocked and quickly left.

i think c.s.lewis said something like “there is nothing wrong with christianity, in only wish i know someone practicing it.” gee, maybe it was mark twain.

one thing i noticed about lauren from the time she was little compared with other children: she was not always pestering me to buy her stuff. i often wondered if it was because she didn’t watch tv. i used to give her an allowance but she never spent it so i just stopped.

she asks for so little, and not in a scarcity, fearful way. she just doesn’t seem to need much in the way of things. just before christmas she said “mom, i really don’t want people to give me a lot of stuff, its too hard to take care of.”

she asks for much less than me. but then i’m still moving away from my addiction to “buying my solutions” to all my problems.