Despite my complete and utter bias about the brilliance of my children, I really must say that so much of God comes out of them at times; it is hard to remember it all. This particular morning was quite hurried and hectic. It was “picture day” for Tucker at school and also PE Day. (Can anyone else see the scheduling difficulties there…nice pressed shirt and vest along with “church” shoes and also the need for “comfortable” clothes and shoes to go to gym in…ugh!)
Anyway, between Nicole and I, we poked and prodded him to get dressed and got him to the bus on time (Barely, there was running down the street and waiving hands involved…don’t ask.)
Nicole left for work and then it was just Ava and I, as it is each morning. My little shadow followed me around while I got ready and then I got her dressed and together we were walking out the door when it happened. We walked down the steps and Ava says, “Good Morning, God……wait, I know, if that was not enough, there’s more……After greeting God for the day, she says…I love you, too. I could not move. The tears began to well and even now as I recall that moment, so simple in its nature and yet so profound, I can barely see through my tears.
My two year old daughter is the one that this morning not only recognized that God was in the day and interested in her greeting, but something stirred even her two year-old heart to give acknowledge God’s love for her. Perhaps it was the crispness of the air, maybe the stunning turn of the color of the leaves, was it that she got to see her mommy before she left for work, or could it have just been the fact that she was grateful to be carried by her daddy to the car and excited about going to Nanny’s? I don’t know, and of course one is rarely lucky enough to get a “straight” answer when you try to get more info out of a two year old.
Whatever the reason, she recognized it as God’s gift; an expression of love to her. I know it sounds silly that I would attribute such depth to a two year child, but if God can encourage us to have the faith of a child, and come to him as little children do, I can’t help but think that this morning, my daughter was well aware of the graciousness of her heavenly Father and just had to stop and thank him and let Him know that she loved Him too.
So, let’s all stop right now and together, 1…2…3…
“Good morning God, I love you too!”
Anyway, between Nicole and I, we poked and prodded him to get dressed and got him to the bus on time (Barely, there was running down the street and waiving hands involved…don’t ask.)
Nicole left for work and then it was just Ava and I, as it is each morning. My little shadow followed me around while I got ready and then I got her dressed and together we were walking out the door when it happened. We walked down the steps and Ava says, “Good Morning, God……wait, I know, if that was not enough, there’s more……After greeting God for the day, she says…I love you, too. I could not move. The tears began to well and even now as I recall that moment, so simple in its nature and yet so profound, I can barely see through my tears.
My two year old daughter is the one that this morning not only recognized that God was in the day and interested in her greeting, but something stirred even her two year-old heart to give acknowledge God’s love for her. Perhaps it was the crispness of the air, maybe the stunning turn of the color of the leaves, was it that she got to see her mommy before she left for work, or could it have just been the fact that she was grateful to be carried by her daddy to the car and excited about going to Nanny’s? I don’t know, and of course one is rarely lucky enough to get a “straight” answer when you try to get more info out of a two year old.
Whatever the reason, she recognized it as God’s gift; an expression of love to her. I know it sounds silly that I would attribute such depth to a two year child, but if God can encourage us to have the faith of a child, and come to him as little children do, I can’t help but think that this morning, my daughter was well aware of the graciousness of her heavenly Father and just had to stop and thank him and let Him know that she loved Him too.
So, let’s all stop right now and together, 1…2…3…
“Good morning God, I love you too!”
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