Patient and Determined

Being patient and determined are two qualities I really admire. On Christmas day Sammi spent the whole day building their new Harry Potter LEGO castle. It took ALL DAY and each section was divided in little baggies with instructions. It was a challenge, but she was patient and she made it happen. Then, later that night, I went in her room and found that she had taken apart the ENTIRE castle! It was in a huge pile on her little desk. She said she had enjoyed putting it together so much, she wanted to do it again. Ugh.

My first reaction was not good. I freaked-out! I just could not understand why she would take it all apart, after working so hard to create it! It was horribly out of order -- no numbered baggies to help build it again. It was just a BIG mess! Truly, it would take a miracle to ever see the castle rebuilt. It was a HUGE pile of LEGOS -- little tiny LEGOS.

And then, last weekend . . . Daniel became determined to be the one to make the miracle happen. He brought the pile of LEGOS to the dinner table, and he began the process of finding EACH PIECE out of the mess. He had an instruction manual, but that was it. He had to find each piece by it's appearance. It was a serious task and challenge. The LEGOS were out on the dinner table all week -- we just ate around them. Daniel would work on it in the morning before school, he would work on it after school, he worked on it whenever he had a spare moment. He was SO focused. It was amazing to watch.

Finally, yesterday . . . HE DID IT! He found every last little piece and made the castle rise from the ashes. It was a miracle! When he was finished he was SO PROUD of himself. (We were all amazed!) He said he felt like a huge weight had been lifted off of his shoulders. It was so cute.

After he finished he said he felt so good . . . he felt like he should do the dishes. ??? It was hilarious.

I was amazed to watch him, so determined, and so patient through the process. To stick with the same project for that long was quite the feat! Nothing is impossible if you can just breath and work your way through it! Thanks Daniel for reminding me . . . :-)