On the way up to school last night Rose was asking what I did at Bible Study. I explained that we meet together to eat, then we chat about our homework - what we learned from the Bible that week, then we listen to a lady speak to us on DVD, then we pray for each other and go home.
Rose: That sounds fun.
Debs: It is. I've learned lots of new things about God and grown as a believer.
Rose: I get it. It's called Bible Study because you study the Bible.
Debs: That's right.
Rose: Oh, it's a compound word. Bible + Study = Bible Study.
Debs: Not really, because it is two separate words, not a compound word but the idea is right.
Rose: We've learned about compound words.
And she proceeds to give me examples of compound words she knows - butterfly, firefly, rainbow.
Rose: I'm quick as lightning aren't I, mum?
Debs:(processing fast for best answer) Well, not really. But that's OK. Sometimes it's better to do things slowly. When mummy does things quickly I often don't think things through enough. (Ouch! The truth of that strikes me as it pops out of my mouth.)
Rose: Like when we do Maths. We all work very quietly and listen to Christmas music because we are thinking hard. (Then she thinks). Except, sometimes I want to sing to the music because I like it and then I stop thinking about Maths!
We both laughed at that.
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