Dear Humans,

Yesterday my daughter spent HOURS building a LEGO house. I probably should have made her do more schoolwork, but as a parent you learn that when your child is doing something quiet, safe, and semi-productive, you just let them be.

But then at suppertime she busted up the house she had been working on all day and threw the blocks back in the bucket without thinking twice.

And I saw that as such good practice for living. Because throughout your life you’re going to spend a lot of time building things that will wash away or be torn down. And all you’re left with the next day is what you learned in the building.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck