Last night my little Robert read to me his take home book from school “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” He read each page slowly, soaked in the pictures, and when he finished he beamed with pride. Mom,” We do all of this! We recycle!” 
His excitement peaked my interest and I was curious to see what advice my little guys could for making our lifestyle more green. So, I piped up “What else do you think we could do to help the environment?”
My oldest son Alex exclaimed, “Clean our rooms!”
I looked befuddled at his response and replied, “What does that mean?”
“It means that we would have a cleaner bedroom, and a better smelling environment!”
“Ha! Ha! Very creative! But what really should we do to help the earth?”
Robert sat quietly, “I know if you see trash from the side of the road, pick it up, and put it in the recycle bin. Nobody likes a litter bug!”
“Very true! Alex, do you have any suggestions?”
“Yes Mom! I notice you take too many showers maybe you should cut back to conserve water.”
“You want me to cut back on showers? But I’ll stink!”
“So, it would be better for the environment!”
“I don’t know about that one…You might not want to sit next to me!”
“I know!’ piped up Robert,”How about we reuse plastic bags to save the fish!”
“That’s a very good idea! And we do it already!”
Alex than eyes brightened ” We should plant more trees so we can have fresh air. But mom you have to work on you gardening skills because you killed the last one.”
“Thanks for the reminder, sweet pea!”
“Also Mom, maybe we should email Santa instead of sending him a letter. That way we can save on paper! Do you think Santa has an email address?”
“We can see. I’m not really sure how up to date Santa is on technology.”
“Oh!” responded Alex.
“So, guys, why do you think it’s so important to do all of this?”
Alex chimed in, “So we can breathe clean air and protect our trees.”
Robert sat their quietly thinking and replied, “Also, to keep the world safe and protect it for God. He wouldn’t like it if we hurt it. “
It with that the conversation ended and the kids slowly got ready for bed. I always find there point of view a refreshing outlook on life.
