Chapter 28 of Hope: A User's Manual - So I walked out front of our house a few weeks ago and heard something up on our roof and I turned to see this. One of our children was on the roof with a gigantic wooden spoon (don’t ask...it’s a long story) and was poking around and tapping on the roof with it. I stood there and watched for a few moments before saying something akin to, “ahoy there...um... anything I should know about?”...
A trickster does tend to create that element of surprise! Being open to the unexpected element of surprise can give hope a sweet sense of delight. It can also overwhelm if things just don’t go as planned. My youngest was the trickster in our family—but ole Mom, the more literal thinker would often be “played.” He still plays me on the regular and he says it’s “because (you’re) so EASY!” At least I usually laugh!
Possibly checking on the landing area for Santa’s sleigh since all the kids will be off to college and not home to do this important job closer to Christmas Eve?
A trickster does tend to create that element of surprise! Being open to the unexpected element of surprise can give hope a sweet sense of delight. It can also overwhelm if things just don’t go as planned. My youngest was the trickster in our family—but ole Mom, the more literal thinker would often be “played.” He still plays me on the regular and he says it’s “because (you’re) so EASY!” At least I usually laugh!
Thanks! I needed that!
You are most welcome!
Possibly checking on the landing area for Santa’s sleigh since all the kids will be off to college and not home to do this important job closer to Christmas Eve?
An excellent possibility of what was happening...
This one really made me smile. And my son, Simon, was literally just talking to me about why people were on the roof the other day. 😄
Funny thing is that E is often out on our roof. It is a favorite spot.