I love teaching. It is what God has placed in my hand to do in this season of my life. Along with teaching comes the mindset of the need to produce something, anything at the end of the day. At school it is an assessment, test or mark, at home it is a picture or craft. Yesterday I was confronted with my need to tick things off my To-do list. You see,I had this grand plan of all these things I would do with the kids while we're here. Projects and crafts and learning a few Norwegian words...endless possibilities. I had the day planned and activities lined up for a productive day together but everything I tried to initiate with the kids fell flat. It left me fraustrated and them confused. So we went for our daily walk, partly to give them space away from me and a chance for me to deal with my dissapointment. On the way Josh was pushing Keren in the pram when he said, "It's hard pushing a little person Mommy, sometimes you get stuck." And that was it in a nutshell. I was pushing! Pushing too hard and I was stuck.Don't get me wrong, being a parent is all about pushing. Pushing in, pushing through, pushing past,not being a push over. But yesterday was not one of those days I had to let go of my agenda for the day and enjoy the day with my kids. We walked home and picked apples and they played outside until it got too cold and then we had tea and biscuits. They had a lovely day and so did I once I got over myself. Today, as I write this I have my To-do list ready but it is not as long and there are also lots of open spaces for the kids to fill.