Did you know that if you run around buck naked singing, dancing, and laughing when you are fresh out of the bathtub, you have a lot more fun drying off than doing so in the traditional manner? And everyone else in the house enjoys it too. Well, at least it works for a three-year-old.
Since moving closer to my daughter, I've had the privilege to have my little granddaughter for some visits. I travel an easy two hours and pick her up. She is usually waiting at the door in a state of euphoria, jumping up and down to get in Gramma's car and go! Last week she was with us again for her longest solo stay yet--six days.
We had a grand time. Seeing the world through her eyes is better than any sermon, counseling, book, or seminar. If one takes the time to strip away other distractions and just savor the hours and minutes of the day together, there is so much to be learned and it's a lesson full of joy and surprises.
Jesus knew what he was talking about when he said that unless we become like little children, we cannot enter the kingdom of heaven. What does that mean, to become like a little child? Well, for one thing, like in the video below, it means that we find the wonder in just being alive and being together. Like Daisy is perfectly at home with her grandparents, we are at home with God, delighting in his presence and enjoying the surprises in his kingdom.
It takes big eyes to be a little child ... eyes that open wide to the wonder of being alive. That's what I want more of in 2013. Wide eyes and wonder. How about you?
You can also view this video in fullscreen mode here.
Since moving closer to my daughter, I've had the privilege to have my little granddaughter for some visits. I travel an easy two hours and pick her up. She is usually waiting at the door in a state of euphoria, jumping up and down to get in Gramma's car and go! Last week she was with us again for her longest solo stay yet--six days.
We had a grand time. Seeing the world through her eyes is better than any sermon, counseling, book, or seminar. If one takes the time to strip away other distractions and just savor the hours and minutes of the day together, there is so much to be learned and it's a lesson full of joy and surprises.
Jesus knew what he was talking about when he said that unless we become like little children, we cannot enter the kingdom of heaven. What does that mean, to become like a little child? Well, for one thing, like in the video below, it means that we find the wonder in just being alive and being together. Like Daisy is perfectly at home with her grandparents, we are at home with God, delighting in his presence and enjoying the surprises in his kingdom.
It takes big eyes to be a little child ... eyes that open wide to the wonder of being alive. That's what I want more of in 2013. Wide eyes and wonder. How about you?
You can also view this video in fullscreen mode here.
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