For Christmas my 7 year old son, Benjamin, got the submarine docking Lego kit of his dreams. It is recommended for children ages 7-14 and as his birthday is on the 19th of December he was certain he would qualify for the kit. His excitement was palpable when he opened the gift. He later got out the needed containers to keep his parts all separated and began working diligently on following the building map at the kitchen table. His older brother, Samuel, was doing the same thing on the other side of the table but with his Lego starship. After about 45 minutes of diligent building it became clear that the build was just a bit more complicated than Benjamin was up for, so Samuel offered to work on it for a bit if Benjamin wanted to go do something else for awhile. Samuel worked on Ben’s ship until it was dinner time and Ben was bouncing with gratitude that his brother would help him on his submarine. After the boys were in bed I found my husband sitting at the table trying to get the submarine finished so that Ben could play with it in the morning. He stayed up way past his own bedtime working until it was finished. The joy and unbelief on Benjamin’s face and in his voice was overwhelming as he thanked his papa and his brother again for finishing building his kit. It made me think of the parable of the bicycle. Ben did all he could and his dad and brother stepped in to make up the difference. I feel so blessed that my guys love and serve one another and that as family members we can emulate the Savior’s love for each other in our day to day lives.
