Teach 'Em to Fish

There's an old saying that goes, "If you give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day.  If you teach a man to fish, he'll never go hungry."  Or something along those lines, anyway!  

I like the alternate version of that saying: "If you give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day, but if you teach a man to fish, you can get rid of him all weekend."  LOL.

Not that I want to "get rid of" my guys.

Ahem.

But in the past year, my husband and sons have become quite the fishermen.  My husband has always loved to fish, but it's just been in the past several months that the two boys have really gotten into it, as well.  I love how excited they get in anticipation of a fishing trip.

Yesterday, my husband called home from work and said for the boys to get ready and they would go fishing when he got home.  The older boy couldn't go because he had already committed to doing yard work for an elderly friend that evening.  But the younger was immediately set and ready to go.  He took a big bucket out in the back yard and started digging for worms.  And since he loves his mom so~o much, he brought them inside the house to show me.  One of them was as long as his arm.  Maybe that worm was the one responsible for the big catch of the evening, as you can see in the photo above.  

I'm glad they have so much fun together fishing, but more than that, I'm so thankful for the Father/Son relationship that goes along with it.  I am so blessed with a good husband and wonderful children.

Have a blessed day!