Elle set a summer goal to learn to make lunches.
So to help Elle in her quest for cooking competency I made ‘make lunch’ a chore every Monday. This weekly accountability proved to be very helpful.
Elle has made Top Ramen, macaroni, ham sandwiches, quesadillas, tuna fish, toothpick lunches and this week she tried chicken nuggets.
As she was running around the kitchen serving cottage cheese, peeling carrots, setting out plates, baking the chicken nuggets, and cutting peaches, she said to me something that I did not expect. “Mom, now I know why you don’t like it when we complain about a meal or don’t say thank you. It takes a lot of work to get a meal ready.”
Even though it is blurry, you can see the stress in Elle’s face.
So I thought I was teaching Elle independence, competence, life skills and time management by having her learn to make lunches, but it turns out she was also learning empathy.
This was an unexpected perk that I will gladly take.
Maybe I should have her start doing her own laundry next?
![I spoke in church today and said the Atonement of Jesus Christ is the greatest act of Charity. I read Moroni 7:45-47 to make my point. But wherever there was the word ‘Charity’ I substituted it out for ‘the Atonement of Jesus Christ.’ See if these scripture verses now have new meaning for you:
“And the Atonement of Jesus Christ suffererth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth in the truth,
[The Atonement of Jesus Christ] beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not the Atonement of Jesus Christ, ye are nothing, for the Atonement of Jesus Christ never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto the Atonement of Jesus Christ, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail-
But the Atonement of Jesus Christ is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.”
So Easter really reminds us of love. The first and greatest commandment.](https://www.raisinglemons.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
Awesome. This whole thing rang true with me. And FYI – it does work in the laundry department too. They learn how inconsiderate it is for the person using the machine before you not to remove their clothes once the cycle is up. I mean HOW RUDE to leave your clothes so I can’t do mine. Sweet justice. Love it.