On the way home from school this afternoon, I got to give my 4-year-old some good news. We all had been chatting about what an astronaut is and does and whether or not any of us could actually *be* an astronaut. I, of course, said, Yes, you could be an astronaut. What do you have to do to be an astronaut, she asks. You study things like math and physics and engineering--"and astronomy!" my 8-year-old adds--to learn all the things you'll need to know for your work.
"Hmm," she says. "Well, I'm going to be a mom."
"Hey, good news!" I tell her. "If God calls you to be an astronaut, and he also calls you to be a mom, you get to do both!"
Karen Warren -- Chronicle
Nicole Passonno Stott will spend four months
on the International Space Station.
I decided to pass on giving her the bad news ... that as an astronaut mom she'll have to grow a thick skin to deflect the negative vibes thrown at her by naysayers. That course comes some time after the math, physics, and engineering, and, I pray, sometime after the Gospel has had a chance to soak deep into her soul.
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