The Kneed to Count

Dear son,

Congratulations on falling today. 

Bleeding and bruising in both knees.

Grazing to both sides of your leg.

You wore it well.

In line with your amazing intention to fail well in 2026.

The haircut you got today didn't work out either. 

So we tried again. 

And that didn't quite fix it.

You didn't take this as well.

Ouch.

So...

on your pain scale you would rank these from most to least like this:

Unfortunate haircut>Skin grazes>Bleeding and bruised knees

Fascinating.

We had a chat after your shower and reapplying the bandages. 

We talked about reframing and perspective and something I said made you laugh. 

I didn't get to share this with you, so I thought I'd mark this milestone and write this out loud. 

There happens to be a lot times when the Bible authors invite their readers to reframe. For example the book James 1, we have the word "count" or "consider". More examples here.

It's clear somethings count more than others.

We kneed to learn to count. 

And count things well.

Otherwise, left to ourselves, we can count in odd ways.

These can leave us cynical, grumpy and resentful.

And I have fallen for that many times.

Ouch.