I have to tell you, I love my children. I had to work when the oldest, Sweet Pea, was 1, 2 and 3, so I missed all the good stuff. I missed her first steps, her first experiences with coloring and cutting with scissors, and I even missed a good portion of her potty training. (Thank you Mother Goose PreSchool!)
So, I am continually in awe with our second child, Little Bit. It is so much FUN watching the wonder in her face and the look she gets when she is learning something new for the first time.
For example, these pictures are of the first really big snow that we got this year. Snow is for eating, right?
Okay, so how about trying to catch snowflakes on your tongue? After all, that's what Barney has been teaching her to do with her favorite song.
But what gets me every time is the look of pure delight on her face. She's just so happy to be in this great big world that God created. It's her playground.
Now about those snowflakes and that tongue..... ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.........
Inside, we decided it was time to learn how to make paper snowflakes. She was very intent. Scissors are a little bit tricky if you've never used them before.
She sat quietly for over an hour making her paper snowflakes. It was so neat to watch her practicing her cutting skills.
Making paper "snowflakes." A lot of paper snowflakes.
Hey, what can I say? She was more than quiet for so long, I didn't mind picking up the "snowflakes."
I have to go back to this picture. It's just too cute.
Today, I hope you can take a minute or two, and I pray that you will see the world through the eyes of a child. I believe that is how God wants us to see it. I was talking with a friend about how children have a great capacity for love. They will love and love and love until they are told they aren't supposed to, and even then, they will still love. I am almost certain this is what Jesus was talking about in Matthew 18:3 And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Let's take the time to see and to love like children of the most high king of kings today.
Hugs,
Melinda
