Wisdom

Here he is, the real star of "Raiders of Wu Tang," or "Raiders of the Shaolin Temple." His name is Wisdom, and he's the real star of this movie. Daddy loves this guy! Some day Madison will see these videos we've been making - for our "Kung Pow" series, we've taken old movies like this and completely removed the audio. Then, we've added sound effects and new dialogue to make them pretty fun. Three of the videos we've made actually come from this one movie, and Wisdom is the star of each, a wise teacher who likes to whack his students on the head with a big stick. Obviously, he has to learn compassion. But he also has to learn other virtues throughout this series, namely courage and determination. It's been a lot of fun!

Today we finished this last video, but we also started filming for our upcoming outdoor series, "Roughin' It." We went to Panther Creek and began filming some quick segments when suddenly the sky opened up and rain poured down on us, stranding us under a shelter deep in the woods. We were stuck there for about an hour, just waiting for the rain to stop.

It went on and on. But in some ways, that was okay. It was so nice up there away from it all, and the sound of rain in the forest like that is something that is quite relaxing. We were next to a creek, and the weather was considerably cooler with the rainfall.

Meanwhile, Madison spent the day at home with Ba-Ba, Nana and Mommy. When Daddy came home, she hollered out, "Where have you been?" She was quite insistent that Daddy read a book to her, so I found one I knew she'd like:

MADISON'S BOOK CLUB

This is a simple book about things you find at school: rabbits, lunch, swings, slides, and an occasional teacher. Madison enjoyed looking at the pictures as Daddy read the words and showed her some of the things she'd be discovering in just a few weeks. All but the school bus: we don't get to ride on one of those yet. She enjoyed this book, so we'll have to pull it out again as we get closer to the first day of classes.

Madison is really looking forward to school. Unlike Daddy, who when he was her age, did not. In fact, Daddy dreaded it. I can still picture myself praying that God would somehow send me back in time a few months so that I could postpone the inevitable. I really did not like school. But Madison on the other hand, is fearless. She loves meeting new people and loves trying out new things. I believe she'll be just fine. She'll go to school, enjoy it, and gain... wisdom!