Saturday, May 13, 2006

Round and Round

Matthew loves to balance on the boards surrounding my raised flower bed and walk around and around. He holds my hand for support and falls once an a while, but climbs right back up to keep going. I thought of so many questions/analogies while I was holding his hand and circling with him. Here are just a couple.

1. How often do I go in circles with God holding my hand before I find the straight path again?
2. If I fall off my course in life do I rise to the challange and get right back up with excitement to keep going or do I stay down believing it is too scary or unsafe to continue?
3. I'm glad God never gets bored or distracted with me as I do with Matthew after a few trips around.
4. There is always a different way to view the world. I can choose to see the barriers to fun (Matthew isn't allowed to play in my garden) or I can make the most of what is in front of me and play!

It sure is a learning experience being a Mom. I have never had my relationship with Christ so paralleled (where is the spell checker on this thing) in every day life before.

1 comment:

Lisa Stucky said...

Great analogies! I think about stuff like that too when I'm with my kids too. I think being a mom is by far one of the most sanctifying seasons of life! It's awesome to see God's heart for us as we love on our kids. Glad I can enjoy this season of life with you!