Lately I've been doing a bit of crocheting. I've never really been all that great at it, but I picked up a few easy projects that are helping me get better. Plus, I'm planning on making as many Christmas presents as possible.
Cate hasn't shown much interest in domestic things (ie: cooking, cleaning, sewing). Yesterday she actually took an interest in the blanket I am making for her American Girl doll. It's just a simple blanket made with a double crochet stitch. She tried a couple stitches, but we didn't get to go much farther than that. So this morning after our quiet time I gave her some yarn and a crochet hook. Getting started was tough for her (it still is for me!), but she got the chain stitch pretty easily. Then we moved on to the single crochet stitch. That was a little more difficult for her and she got frustrated many times. She messed up a bit, so we kept pulling out the stitches that she messed up on. All in all, when she finished a few rows, she was pleased with what she did.
One complaint I got was that I made it look easy. I had to remind her several times that I have a lot more practice with it than she does. I patiently encouraged her to continue and not give up. Then I reminded her about perseverance. We defined perseverance (with the help of dictionary.com). Then I told her that that included her Christian life too. There are going to be so many times when we want to give up, but we can't. We have to keep going on. Even when we screw up, we can't just throw the towel in. We have to pick up where we left off and try again. Other people might make it look easy, but we don't know what they are struggling with.
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