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Afterward, Wade had asked Nathan, “Do you see how you can solve any problem when you want to?”
“Yeah,” Nathan had answered, “well, yeah, except I know I can’t lift a car…”
How like Nathan. He is so exact and tries to immediately think about any exception that may exist to any statement or principle.
But now Nathan picked up telling
story, “Yeah,” he laughed, “I told Daddy there was no way I could lift a car!”
I was all ears.
“So, Daddy said I could do anything I wanted and took me over to
car and I lifted
car.”
What! Nathan lifted a car? Did Wade tap into some type of mental super-strength for my child to lift
front of a car?
“So,” I asked, wide-eyed, “how exactly did you lift
car?” I wasn’t really sure I was prepared for
answer!
“It was easy,” Nathan said with sparkling eyes, “I put a jack under it and pumped it up.”
“That’s wonderful!” I exclaimed, amazed at my husbands lesson. It was actually two lessons: 1. You can solve any problem, and 2. Think beyond
obvious.
I needed that lesson. When I was thinking about lifting a car,
only thing in my mind was someone putting their two hands under
bumper and lifting it up. But in actuality, using your mind to come up with a solution is more powerful.
That’s
type of thinking that allowed a man to invent
steam engine. That’s
kind of thinking that allows us to drive 70 miles an hour in vehicles of total luxury. That’s
kind of thinking that got a man on
moon.
The lesson to use your mind to find solutions for
“impossible” is more valuable than I can describe. Take a moment today to reveal to your children
awesome power they possess!

Laura Bankston is author of Cooking with Kids Curriculum: “Homeschool Cooking in a Box” and the “Homeschool Cookbook”. She currently home schools her three children, maintains home school support websites, and manages their family-owned service business. For information on her curriculum and free home school support services, please visit http://www.homeschoolcookbook.com