It goes along with my belief in the Woody Allen quote that 80 percent of life is just showing up as it relates to church planting (though I'm clearly not saying that Woody Allen necessarily cares about church planting). So much of planting is just being present in lots and lots of different places. I don't have to say anything profound or have all the answers. I just need to be there.
I hope this also applies to parenting. Most days I play with the kids sometime during the 5pm-6:30 pm time slot. Needless to say, I don't have a ton of energy or creativity during this time and I find myself sometimes suggesting we do something like a board game which sometimes works, but other times...not so much.
I do have moments of Creative Parenting, like yesterday when I suggested we pick a letter, get out our cameras and take pictures of things around the house that begin with that letter. Pardon me while I pat myself on the back. But most of the time it's just me showing up, being present, being there. I tend to think that that's quite a lot.
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