Acorn Squash with pork Sausage

Tonight I made Acorn Squash with pork Sausage stuffing. (Delicious I might add).  I used the acorn squash that Joren begged for me to buy at the farmer's market.  Of course he did not know what it was when he picked it out and tonight after getting one look at the meal, he would not even come near the table.  From around the corner I heard his little voice say, "I feel bad at myself for picking out that dumb acorn squash."  Sadly, he went to bed hungry.  Poor guy.

On Monday we had one of those wonderful family nights that I hope I will remember in clear detail when I am older.  After dinner, we sat at the table and had a lesson about what reverence is. We talked about how when you are respectful and still in the forest, deer and squirrels might eat of your hands and if you are loud and obnoxious, you will miss the mysteries of nature around you.  Then I compared that to how the spirit teaches us and talks to us.  The kids listened long enough to hear all the stories and then have fun playing a game in complete silence/ reverence.  After I bore testimony Paul turned off the lights and brought out the glow sticks and put on some awesome dance music and we all got crazy.  It was the perfect mix of the things I love about my family.  Good food/ spiritual talks and lots of fun. 
Paul put the glow sticks on strings so we could swing them around and make a spectacular light show. 
After my lesson Joren looked at me and said, "mom, you're wrong you know.  God is not real."  I sure hope that's just the 3 year old in him talking.  I told him that everyone can tell him that God is real, but he will never know for sure unless he can feel it with his heart and he has to be reverent and listen to hear the spirit talk to him.  He has a reckless and free spirit.  He has discovered he can sit and draw for hours though.  We do crafts every day and he is always asking if we can make something.  I love it!