Arielle's Passions

Arielle's passion is people. From the time she was a baby, people fascinated her. In restaurants she would twist around in her high chair to study them. She was never fussy or bored in public places.

Arielle enjoys people. She has never been shy to join a group of children and has never been inhibited around strangers. She is quiet, but not timid. She watches and learns. When friends come to play, she has never been very interested in getting out toys, rather she wants to talk. She loves to hang out on the outskirts of the room when women are talking, seemingly fascinated by our conversation. Arielle is a communicator, verbal from a very early age. She likes to talk! She now has her own e-mail, carefully monitored by me. This has opened her world so she can connect with family members and friends across the country.

One summer the girls and I helped out at a day-care center for a week. Arielle discovered her very favorite of people--babies. She truly shone that week as she helped care for 1-year-olds. They delighted her and each day she came home with stories of the cute things they did.

Her love of children is evident when the grandkids are over. She is attentive and nurturing with the little ones. She will gladly give up a whole day to care for baby Laci. She is gentle and kind with 4-year-old Mattie and 5-year-old Lana. She is never impatient and never grows tired of them. And what a help she is to me!

Of course, her gift with children will carry her far in life. But how does being a people-person translate into our school day? Arielle is a very orderly person. She is methodical and conscientious. School work that doesn't really interest her is done quickly and accurately just to get it out of the way. But she thoroughly enjoys reading stories of her favorite topic--people! She is not a read-for-information kind of girl. She loves stories. Arielle is a child who would enjoy a homeschool co-op. Right now she doesn't have that, but I think it would be worth pursuing.

Last night we had a homeschooler's book fair at our church. Arielle was in her element--books and people! She and her friend wandered around talking with others they knew. I gave Arielle $5 to spend and she took such pleasure in choosing her books. She proudly told me she bought a total of 15 books with her money! Maybe she also has a talent for finding bargains.