Facebook memories showed me this little number today.
Brady including Dekker in some vehicle maintenance. It seems small, but it isn’t.
How I ached to be part of that stuff as a kid. I only wished I could’ve learned these skills when I was young, but such is life. My children will learn those things. Happily.
If Brady hadn’t opened his heart up to them and these things at that point, there is no way they’d be so capable and accomplished in these skills at their ages.
In this case, specifically Dekker.
If Brady was not willing to have Dekker alongside him while he worked for those years when Dekker was young and very likely more in the way than actually helpful, Dekker would not have the willing work ethic that he has now, or the wealth of knowledge and understanding that he carries with him. Small house repairs or building jobs. Oil changes. Furnace filters. Winter tire changeovers. There isn’t much that Brady has not opened the door for the kids to join him and learn about.
I am incredibly grateful for those years, because things have very obviously changed in our life and our home, and our children have the know-how to actually help, and to pick up the baton when needed. No job is too big for a couple of kids. No job is gender-specific, either. Work is hard and thats ok.
God has always protected us, and He continues to.