Giving Thanks in November

The first thing that came to mind when I began to think about what I'm thankful for this morning is a small thing.  Jake got a haircut yesterday.  That made his mother happy!  A simple thing, a small thing. Doesn't seem like a big deal.

The truth is, though, that as much as I don't like the long hair--as much as I bugged him to get it cut--as irritated as I became as time marched on and he didn't get it cut--I'm thankful that momentary irritations have never really become more than that.  

Hair is vitally personal to children.  They weep vigorously when it is cut for the first time; no matter how it grows, bushy, straight, or curly, they feel they are being shorn of part of their personality.  --Charles Chaplin

Comments

[Dorothy]

I saw Jake at Sam's Club this morning and that always brightens up my shopping trip. He's invariably got a ready smile and a pleasant greeting! I'm glad he can come to prayer meeting tonight.

[Janet]

I'm like you and think boys and men should have short hair. I have a grown son who bridled every time the subject of a haircut came up. At that point in time, I was growing my hair for Locks of Love. (As an aside, the last couple of inches were a killer!) The day I want to get my hair cut, I asked if he'd like to donate his hair, too. Sure! Somebody with alopecia benefitted...so he made two people very happy by that one act. :-)

[Elle]

This reminds me to ask Husband to cut the boys' hair tonight. We're getting shaggy over here.

[rosemary]

Very familiar with the shaggy hair thing, but for the most part it doesn't bother me. Except in the kitchen when we're preparing meals for guests. Then I pull the tidy hair and hat rule.

[Jules]

I second the shaggy comment.

[Jill]

Oh, I know Brian's hair is vitally personal to him. He hasn't had it cut since 1987 (except for a trim now and then). He thinks he'll look like he's 11 years old with a regular, short haircut, since that's the last time his hair was short. He's probably right.

We haven't cut Victor's hair yet...

XO

[heidi]

I think hair is a personal choice- length, color and style. But that is because my mother hated my hair and took me to beauty salons to get it fixed all the time when I was a young teen. I didn't cut my son's hair until they were 2 years old. And my oldest grew his shoulder length until he went to Moody Bible Institute and had to get it cut. But I would be very thankful if I had wanted him to cut it and he did it to please me.

I love Aidan's hair right now- it looks like a baby mullet.