It Takes a Village

I love it when people help me with my children. Laurel loves crafts and art. I enjoy it too but I am not very talented, and even worse at teaching. This weekend Laurel really wanted to learn to knit. I called my neighbor, Joan, and asked her if she could give Laurel a lesson. I was amazed when thirty minutes later Laurel returned with yarn, needles and the start of a scarf. I am so grateful that I have people like Joan to help teach my children things that I do not know. I am equally grateful for my son’s wrestling coach. The phrase “it takes a village” just keeps becoming more and more of a mantra as my children get older and develop interests in areas that I just do not know.