In honor of Thanksgiving, I decided to share my favorite Abbi moment. A few months back, Tim, the kids and I were running some errands when our oldest son, Eli, asked us a math question. Eli is our first child and most certainly has the first child, life is black and white, personality. He is like his momma! So, of course, he is in deep thought about a new math concept that he had learned at school earlier that week. In our conversation, Eli stated, “I always get decimals and remainders mixed up.” A few minutes later, Abbi chimed in saying, “Well I always get pilgrims and leprechauns mixed up.” What?! Yes, she really did say pilgrims and leprechauns. Once Tim and I were done cracking up (Tim about had a wreck he was laughing so hard), we realized that she was not only serious, but was actually being pretty sweet. She was trying to tell Eli that it was okay for him to be confused and was attempting to give an example of how she also gets confused. Yet, only Abbi would think of that! You must keep in mind that this is mid-summer. We are nowhere near the Thanksgiving holiday to give reason to her example. Of all the examples to use, mixing up pilgrims and leprechauns was honestly what came to her mind. I only wish my mind could be so exciting! She didn’t understand what was so funny. Tim began trying to figure out her train of thought and realized that the confusion must come from their similarity in belts. I still can’t stop laughing at her sincerely honest and innocent confusion. She was completely embarrassed because, of course, the scenario went straight to Facebook. Then she became quite proud of herself when she learned that she saved the business meeting of one of our church members who read my Facebook post and used her confusion to lighten the mood at a tense meeting he had at work. Oh, how I love my daughter. She makes my head spin at times, but I am so thankful for the color that she adds to life. As you celebrate this Thanksgiving with your family, I have two challenges. First, please don’t confuse the pilgrims with the leprechauns. One is real, the other is not. Secondly, be thankful for the individuality of those God has placed in your life.
