Becoming a Nerd 101: Awe and Wonder
Having kids and being a nerd are fuel for some really fun and crazy events in our home. Just this weekend I was able to watch Teen Titans with my kiddos and we get quite invested in the characters. My daughter in particular was moved emotionally when Raven was feeling powerless and on her own in one of the episodes. More than just intense entertainment that my kids connect with, it stirs into the hearts of kids' imagination and sense of wonder . Mark, my son, loves Spider-Man! For a time his adoration of the wall crawling hero encouraged his imagination to create his own version of Spidey and would lead to awesome chats about what super powers he wished he had. The cool thing about those chats is that it shows me a heart that sees a world of possibilities; a world of awe and wonder. I know as a kid, and maybe more recently than that, if I found a cardboard tube, I almost always transformed into a Jedi with a lightsaber ready to battle an evil ...