I Can’t Teach Them What I Don’t Know
I was in the kitchen preparing dinner tonight and it dawned on me, “I can’t teach my children what I don’t know.” Of course, they can learn through different avenues, and they will. My desire is to teach them as much as possible about God, life, complex things, and mundane things. I am a natural learner, but that realization lit a fire under me.
My learning is no longer just for me.
What I choose to learn will impact generations after me.
Having children often reminds me of walking through the cafeteria in high school, it felt like all eyes were on me (at least in my head). Daily I am on center stage while three little humans study my every move. Talk about pressure!
I am teaching them more through what I do and how I speak than all of the school books combined. I am showing them firsthand what it means to have good character, to admit you’re imperfect, and to love.
I’ve always placed a high value on my time. At a young age I understood that time was fleeting and to be cherished. Knowing this has restructured my entire life in a good way. I’ve spent hours watching mindless tv, looking at social media posts, and reading books I honestly didn’t enjoy. No shade to any of those things because there is a time and place for all things, but I’m tired of “wasting my time.”
I want to invest my time well!
I want to learn new things that will have significant impacts on my life and the lives of others around me.
Some things I have been doing to enhance my learning:
-Replaced unnecessary screen time with learning apps (working on my Spanish)
-Listening to books on Hoopla (if you have a library card you can use this for free)
-Reading a few pages in a physical book daily
-Asking more questions (if you know me closely, you know I don’t ask questions so this is unnatural for me)
-Watching how-to videos on YouTube when I don’t know something
-Quitting (If I am not interested I don’t have to force myself to complete it ex: A book)
-Listening to my children’s conversations
-Welcoming the curiosity of childhood back into my life