Dancing in the Garden

My friend recently sent me a birthday card. The picture made me smile-- inside and out. It really just gave me a cozy feeling inside, and I felt like going out into the warm springtime air and dancing around in my free-flowing dress as I watered the flower garden... I pictured myself humming random tunes, being carefree, and enjoying the creations around me. There are so many beautiful things God has given us to look at and to care for, and I think of how we often take them for granted. It can be very humbling and inspiring to listen to my kids' genuine appreciation for nature. My older girls picked me a bouquet of clover because the flowers were so pretty. My 3-year-old son pointed out the many "be-yoo-tiful" dandelions popping up in our lawn. Kids are fascinated by worms, mesmerized by ants, intrigued by rocks & dirt. As we grow older, I think we tend to become desensitized to just how amazing all the little pieces of creation are. We begin to see things with common familiarity and don't always recognize the wonderment of nature. We need to take more time to view the world with the innocence of child-like eyes. I was showing my kids some of our flowers in the yard. We talked about how pretty they were and how grateful we are that God gave us flowers to see and to smell. We planted seeds from one of last year's flowers. From one flower we now have many flowers. One flower had to die so that all of these could have life. Only God can bring life out of death! What a awesome reminder that is for us as we are about to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus-- He came and died that we might have life, and then He himself rose to life again!

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