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‘Then what we gonna do?’

May 9, 2013 by Kristin Leave a Comment

Photo by Jenn Hall King Photography in October 2012.

“Momma, what we gonna do?” my 3-year-old boy asks when I pick up from school, before he goes to bed, and when he wakes up. He’s carefree, fearless second-born child and this need-for-a-plan mentality surprises me from him. His 6-year-old sister has been asking for a plan for as long as I can remember. He’s probably learning it from her. But, still, it surprises me he cares. And it surprises me even more he remembers.

So I tell him, “You’re going to take a nap when we get home.”

Almost immediately, he asks again. “Then what we gonna do?”

Annoyed by the repetitiveness, I list things in order. …

As soon as I consider myself annoyed, I realize that’s ridiculous. I do the exact same thing with God. I may be 11 times my boy’s age, but I still lead a busy, messy life. …

{Join me at (in)courage today to read what comes next!}

(in)courage is one of my favorite blogs, so I’m super excited about posting there. I wrote the post you’re reading today in January. The message remains true. And my boy still asks “What we gonna do” countless times a day. Good news is he’s decided wearing big boy underwear and using the potty really is better than diapers. Whew. 

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I’m also linking this post with Kristen at Chasing Blue Skies. Today is the Out of the Blue link-up over there and this post seemed to be a fitting springtime surprise. Even though I knew it was coming, to see my words on a well-read blog is still surprising. I wrote these words in the winter, but here they are today in the spring. Plus, I talk about how my boy surprises me with his questions of asking what’s next, regardless of the season.

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  1. Christina Berry says

    May 9, 2013 at 7:00 pm

    Hi! Ventured over here today from (in)courage and I have to say, my face busted out a big grin when I saw the title of your blog – do many people know where it comes from? One of my all time favorite movies! 🙂

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  2. KristinHillTaylor says

    May 9, 2013 at 7:10 pm

    I'm glad it made you smile. 🙂 When I started blogging when I had no idea I'd keep it up this long and go through so many seasons, I just pulled the line from You've Got Mail because it seemed to fit. I do love the movie too. Some people seem to know where it comes from and others don't. Thanks for visiting!

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  3. Elise Daly Parker says

    May 10, 2013 at 2:47 am

    Pretty exciting…heading over to (in)courage…

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  4. KristinHillTaylor says

    May 10, 2013 at 6:35 pm

    Thanks for commenting here and there, Elise! 🙂

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