This Thursday morning I had a hard time getting started.  I did get us going, we walked to the park. There was a moment when I was teaching my older daughter how to throw a disc properly and she was insisting on throwing it with her non-dominant arm.  She was very stubborn and threw a fit and cried that she did not throw it that way.   I found myself getting irritable and impatient.  I almost got very harsh with her but instead sent her for a cool down.  After a bit we tried again and she was able to get it.  But I realized that I had been throwing with her before and had not realized that she was throwing right handed.  I was able to be more sympathetic, patient and aware of the smaller increments of the process that I had to teach her.  I was able to do so and she responded.  Later this made me think more generally about how often I have seen this in my life in various settings where the necessary increments of training are neglected.

After the park trip and some yard work, I was never able to be very productive (aside from feeding the kids) the rest of the day.  My wife worked all day so I was home alone with the kids.  I had an aimless feeling at times but I was able to get things done.

We talked again about the loss of our dog and how much she meant to our family and how she is in doggy heaven which the kids now call "Rainbow Bridge."

Thanks be to God.