Fishing & Focus

My son likes to fish

and fish

and fish

and fish some more.

I believe it must be his favorite thing to do.  He definitely loves to catch fish.

Jared is serious about fishing. He will stand out there, FOR HOURS, just to catch a fish. He doesn't need anyone around him. He doesn't wiggle. He doesn't sing. He just stands there and concentrates. The other day, Ray and I were talking about how people have suggested he has ADHD. Those of us who know him well know how focused he is in so many areas of life. If you watch him fish, you see him attentive, with no distractibility, hyperactivity or impulsive behaviors. He concentrates. He has mental focus. I can't believe he doesn't find it boring. We don't even stand out there with him. We hear him when he catches one, however. He let's us know!

He will cast, over and over, and keep smiling. I only wish he could be more like this in other areas of his life! Oh, how much easier our lives would be if he had that drive and focus in his school work!

Would any of you who are fathers give your son a stone when he asks for bread? Or would you give him a snake when he asks for a fish? As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him! Matthew 7:9-11 (GNT)