Build It Again

Recently, I watched my 3-year-old, with some help from his daddy and me, build a Lego chicken coop complete with a 4-wheeler, eggs and 2 brown chickens. His curiosity lit up as he flipped through the pages of the instruction booklet and eagerly searched our living room floor for the next piece to add to his masterpiece.

The funny part is: he brought me this same Lego set multiple times at the beginning of the year. I think it was a Christmas gift from the year before, but I always found a way to put it off. I either told him that we'd do it another time or redirected him to another toy. The truth? Baby I did NOT want to deal with all of the tiny pieces. The other truth? I didn't think he was ready to build it.

Let's just say I completely underestimated his Master Builder abilities. As he connected each piece, still flipping the pages full of curiosity and excitement, I sat staring at him in awe. A true proud mommy moment because my baby DID THAT!

After sending pictures to family and friends and sealing the deal with a social media post, I placed his trophy on the counter, out of reach, and we went to bed for the night.

The next morning, before asking for breakfast, he went straight to the counter where his chicken coop was. He asked for it. I looked at him...and he looked at me...and we looked at each other. It was like we both knew what the other was thinking. In my mommy brain, the game was over...the coop was built, it was complete, it was display-only now. But clearly, he had other plans.

What I saw as a finished product, he saw as something that could be torn down and rebuilt again. So, I gave in, let him have it and watched the pieces crumble.

After my nerves settled (because yes, part of me wanted to cry watching him destroy it lol), I realized something important: it’s okay to tear things down and rebuild them. That's kind of how life works.

We try things. We build things. they may work for a season or they may not work at all. Sometimes they work for a season, sometimes they don’t. But we always have the chance to start fresh and rebuild what we need for the season we’re in now.

Watching my son reminded me what resilience really looks like. He reminds me to never give up the courage to keep trying, keep creating, and keep starting over, even when it feels hard.

A simple chicken coop that we built from Lego blocks reminded me that it's okay to tear it down and rebuild again.

To anyone who may be in their season of rebuilding, please give yourself grace. You're allowed to regroup and start again.

-with love + gratitude,

Sabrina