Through Simple Eyes

Berta's little half-sister is visiting with us. She's only four. Bernicia has been to our house I think two times before, but only now is she nearly old enough to remember any of it. There are many things she's never seen before because she lives in a hut on a riverbank many miles from any town. All she sees from day to day is the green of the forest and the muddy flow of the river.

The other night we were watching the movie The Blind Side (I highly recommend it) and at three points during the movie Bernicia almost made us forget about the movie as we were more entertained by her!

In the movie the daughter, Collins, appears with her face covered by a mask of bright green cream. Bernicia asked, "What's that?" Dena answered, "It's her food." Bernicia replied in Spanish, "Don't she know how to eat?" Remember this is a four year old who frequently covers her own face with food.

Later at the Thanksgiving table while the family is joining hands to pray, the character Michael opens his eyes and looks around. Bernicia noticed and asked, "Don't he know how to pray?" Ah, Bernicia. Reflecting good training, even at four.

Near the end of the film the football players are tackling and rolling on the grass. Bernicia asked, "Don't it make 'em itch all night?"

Practical questions from simple observations. Cute. Just cute! We should all step back at times and view life with such practical simplicity. Maybe we'd be less stressed.