In response to this, Fernye teases Cindy, "See, now Stan's going to have national attention, international even. You shouldn't have feared him getting together with Shannon. Now I'm afraid he's gotten away."
As Cindy drives home from their visit with Fernye, she reflects on how quickly Shannon has grown up. She had tried so hard to protect her innocence …and for the most part she feels she has succeeded. Shannon is such a proper young lady and she is pleased that this transition into adulthood has proved to be an easy transition so far. She only hopes it will be as easy for the other three children. Things are changing so quickly. How much different will things be for Leah when she will be facing the challenging prospects of adulthood? Well, that is still years away …no need to think about that!
Cindy turns on the Christian radio station for some good, wholesome message. It is a popular Christian speaker …she recognizes the voice, but can't recall his name. As they go to a commercial, to Cindy's surprise, they are talking about Liposuction. She quickly reaches to turn it off, but mistakenly hits the wrong knob, switching it to another station.
In the back seat, Leah, Josiah, and Samuel are chattering and not seeming to pay attention …but, as is often the case, children will not even be paying attention to something until it is decided upon by an adult that a particular thing should not be seen or heard by a child, at which point, it suddenly becomes of interest to the child.
The children had not been paying attention until Mom abruptly hits the knob. Suddenly the back seat becomes quiet. She quickly tries to hit the knob again, but again she misfires, locating a station that is in high need of a lower volume adjustment. She quickly remedies her mistake, but it is too late. She is not sure whether they heard it, but she is certain that if they had heard it, they would not understand what they'd heard.
Her fear is soon realized, as Josiah asks, "Leah, what exactly does dysfunctional mean?"
Josiah had been struggling with his pronunciation of words, but he pronounces that one very clearly. Cindy is thankful that Josiah hadn't asked her the question, and listens to what kind of answer Leah will give.
Leah is a real reader. She likes to read anything she can get her hands on. She likes to be informative, "Dysfunctional is when something isn't working or functioning right. A brain dysfunction is like when Grandpa can't remember where he put his glasses, when we ask him to read a book to us. I've heard him say that. And a dysfunctional family is one that doesn't work together the way it should."
Cindy wonders where she heard about dysfunctional families.
Josiah answers, "Our family is dysfunctional …since Dad died."
This hurts! Cindy had hoped the children wouldn't perceive their family life in such an unhealthy fashion. She is painfully aware of how she'd messed up much in the past, but she is trying so hard to remedy that. And she feels she's doing a fairly good job.
Leah answers, "No family is perfect!"
Cindy is thankful for that acknowledgement.
Then Josiah repeats what he thought he'd heard, "What's reptile dysfunction?"
Cindy is so happy she'd not been asked that question. Yet, she wonders what Leah will say.
Leah likes to provide an answer, and quickly does, "It's probably why we no longer have dinosaurs. After the flood, the world around them changed and they probably couldn't adapt."
Josiah asks, "Do you think it had something to do with them getting old too?"
Leah is in agreement, "Probably."
As Cindy drives home from their visit with Fernye, she reflects on how quickly Shannon has grown up. She had tried so hard to protect her innocence …and for the most part she feels she has succeeded. Shannon is such a proper young lady and she is pleased that this transition into adulthood has proved to be an easy transition so far. She only hopes it will be as easy for the other three children. Things are changing so quickly. How much different will things be for Leah when she will be facing the challenging prospects of adulthood? Well, that is still years away …no need to think about that!
Cindy turns on the Christian radio station for some good, wholesome message. It is a popular Christian speaker …she recognizes the voice, but can't recall his name. As they go to a commercial, to Cindy's surprise, they are talking about Liposuction. She quickly reaches to turn it off, but mistakenly hits the wrong knob, switching it to another station.
In the back seat, Leah, Josiah, and Samuel are chattering and not seeming to pay attention …but, as is often the case, children will not even be paying attention to something until it is decided upon by an adult that a particular thing should not be seen or heard by a child, at which point, it suddenly becomes of interest to the child.
The children had not been paying attention until Mom abruptly hits the knob. Suddenly the back seat becomes quiet. She quickly tries to hit the knob again, but again she misfires, locating a station that is in high need of a lower volume adjustment. She quickly remedies her mistake, but it is too late. She is not sure whether they heard it, but she is certain that if they had heard it, they would not understand what they'd heard.
Her fear is soon realized, as Josiah asks, "Leah, what exactly does dysfunctional mean?"
Josiah had been struggling with his pronunciation of words, but he pronounces that one very clearly. Cindy is thankful that Josiah hadn't asked her the question, and listens to what kind of answer Leah will give.
Leah is a real reader. She likes to read anything she can get her hands on. She likes to be informative, "Dysfunctional is when something isn't working or functioning right. A brain dysfunction is like when Grandpa can't remember where he put his glasses, when we ask him to read a book to us. I've heard him say that. And a dysfunctional family is one that doesn't work together the way it should."
Cindy wonders where she heard about dysfunctional families.
Josiah answers, "Our family is dysfunctional …since Dad died."
This hurts! Cindy had hoped the children wouldn't perceive their family life in such an unhealthy fashion. She is painfully aware of how she'd messed up much in the past, but she is trying so hard to remedy that. And she feels she's doing a fairly good job.
Leah answers, "No family is perfect!"
Cindy is thankful for that acknowledgement.
Then Josiah repeats what he thought he'd heard, "What's reptile dysfunction?"
Cindy is so happy she'd not been asked that question. Yet, she wonders what Leah will say.
Leah likes to provide an answer, and quickly does, "It's probably why we no longer have dinosaurs. After the flood, the world around them changed and they probably couldn't adapt."
Josiah asks, "Do you think it had something to do with them getting old too?"
Leah is in agreement, "Probably."
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