Here is an article I wrote for the most recent CBC newsleter:
Already this year at my house
we’ve done things from starting a worm farm to hugging our tomato plants
each day. Exploring life with my
littles brings me joy. Friend, I
wonder, how do I keep them small? I
want to always hold those small dirty fingers. To always see the joy that the simple
pleasures bring them. I want to
every day, see the wonder they have with God’s creation and God
himself. If only there really was a
way…
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There may not be a way to keep
them young, but I am learning as I spend more time with my Maker that there
is a way for them to always see the wonder in God and His creation. Here is what I’ve found: Be intentional. (Deuteronomy 6:4-7)
I have made it my goal to do
just that. I have decided to live intentionally,
even though it doesn’t come naturally, to live out every moment so they can
learn to always see the Love of God.
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I’ve made it my goal to soak
in there boyness. To smile at the
sticks found in my cabinets as I put away dishes or the parts of nature I
pick out of their pockets at laundry time.
To embrace the destruction and conquering that find boys where ever
they are.
I am learning to use thunder
storms to teach them how big God’s love is.
I am seeing the garden as a way to show them how the Creator cares
for us.
I understand a bit more that
each day with these boy men are gifts.
As long as I have them I’ll smile right alongside those dirty little
faces and intentionally live life with them.
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Thank you for walking down my road beside me for just a
bit. I hope it brought a smile to
your face as you walk this path with me each day. Maybe even some relaxation to your body
as you remember these not so long ago days. I hope you saw the adventures still to
come in your future with these small people.
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Love this one!! Living intentionally. :)
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