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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Our Little Home Library

Having changed residences eight times since 1998, we never unpacked our books. That is until a few days ago when we finally installed bookshelves in our latest (and possibly, our last) house. The shelves put our distinctive mark on the house. They reveal our fondness for the written word. Here are some photos of the kids enjoying our new little home library. It's such a joy to see them so serious about reading. Even our youngest Faye "reads", making up stories as she looks at the pictures and words on each page.

Our eldest Noelle has been reading since she was around five years old. When she learned, we were so happy and said to her, "Noelle, you are now a reader. You now have the freedom to find the answers to your questions for yourself. You no longer need to depend on us so much for knowledge."
There are moments though when we sort of wish Noelle didn't know how to read yet. Today she had read something about King Solomon and asked, "Why didn't God disapprove that King Solomon had so many wives?"
After a quick glance at each other, we gave our best answer at the moment, "Let's read some more about that and talk again later."
Oh well.

3 comments:

marianoelle maulit said...: It's important for parents to make good on promises they make to their children, particularly promises to discuss issues they need to understand. So we searched the web for the answer to Noelle's question. The answer isn't as complicated as we feared. One search result (http://www.eadshome.com/polygamy.htm) explains that God had already expressed disapproval of adultery in Moses's time. God's silence in the face of Solomon's behavior and that of others before him does not mean acceptance or condonation.
Maybe God, the wise parent that He is, knew Solomon's capacity to realize his mistake and learn from it. So God let him suffer the consequences of his action. It still took the prophet Nathan to spell out Solomon's mistake for him but Solomon did eventually learn his lesson.; July 2, 2009 at 6:42 AM
escargotiskuhol said...: Wow, a home library. I do believe that's the best "playground" a child can have. Kudos! :); July 2, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Laine said...: hi ate cathy and kuya mark,

malalaki na pala 2 chikiting ninyo. It's nice naman that they like to read. Mana sa mommy and daddy nila. :); July 7, 2009 at 1:18 PM

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