Stahlke Adoption

Declaration of Independence

Jonathan has always enjoyed memorizing important passages, whether they be Scripture or otherwise. To prepare for his current composition work on _Song of Songs_, he spent weeks last summer committing the entire book to memory.

Sometimes at a meal, one of the children would mention a food item found in the _Song of Songs_. Jonathan would break into a recitation of Scripture on the spot, which was sometimes on the racy side considering the source. The kids would just roll their eyes at their geeky Dad.

Yesterday, David and Peter were fighting like cats and dogs, as usual. One of them stormed into the kitchen, spouting to Jonathan and me all the insults just received. I responded as best I could to dampen the battle, and sent the child on his way.

Jonathan looked at me and recited:
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such . . .

posted by Stahlkes @ 12:11 PM