The Paces of Halloween

In a flash Nathan aka the Red Power Ranger was gone. On his heals were Karissa and her neighbor friend dressed as a leopord and some kind of fairy. Hopelessly trying to keep up was Natalie dressed as Tigger. And lagging sometimes as far back as two or three houses, Becca (Blue from Blue's Clues) and Tyler (Ninja warrior) appeared to be quite content.

It was fascinating to see the various paces that the kids all took on Halloween. We, the adults, tried a couple of times to help the situation by suggesting to those who were faster to wait for their siblings and cousins. That didn't work. For many, many houses I carried Becca to help her keep up. That was somewhat effective. But mostly we just let them go their own pace. In the end they all ended up with 3-5 lbs of teeth-rotting goodness.

The very next morning I was having breakfast with a friend and author, Tim Smith. Tim was talking to me about how everyone has their own pace that they move through life at. He just published a book about this very thing, called, "Connecting with Your Kids." And he said that we never marry someone with our exact pace. Well that was certainly true of our Halloween experience and it has been true of our marriage as well.

What's your pace?