Somewhere between the basketball game, the back handspring clinic and the air soft war today, it clicked.

I was thinking that I have seriously, stupidly over committed myself this year. Surely all this running all over creation is just wrong on a whole lot of levels.

But watching the children comfortably chatting with other children, seeing how they look forward to going to games, etc. Watching them building their athletic skills and friendships at the same time, and all the joyful chatter afterwards, shows me something going right.

The air soft war host’s father made the comment, “People are so worried about socialization, but I’m always running him everywhere to see friends.” Indeed, here was an only child who had 17 boys eager to come celebrate his birthday with an outdoor air soft war. In January. With a high temperature of 19 degrees.

What does socialization look like for you?