Today was a beautiful day! The air was crisp and cool and the sun was shining so brightly. It was the kind of day that you let your car windows down and you just enjoy the breeze.
That is exactly what I was doing this afternoon, when along comes this adorable boy walking with his Dad. He was actually bouncing along, with his end-of-the-day, boyishly sweaty, brown hair and a big toothless smile. You could tell by that bounce in his step he was excited about something. His dad's car was parked next to my own so I overheard some of the conversation. The dad was busy loading up the jeep with the goods from Walmart. His son was holding what appeared to be a special purchase. This fellow looked about 7 years old and apparently had had a good math lesson today. He looked down at his purchase and read, "Dad, this has a one-seven-O on it. Dad, did you know that if you take away the zero you have 17?" He chattered on, "and if you add 3 to the 17 you get 14?" ( I am guessing he meant take away, not add.) Then as he was climbing in the car he said, "and Dad, did you know if you can't get the difference, you re-group?" Then the door to the jeep shut, and the excited youngster's conversation with his dad disappeared.
I keep thinking about that conversation. It was late afternoon. The end of probably a long day at school and work. But there they were. Dad listening quietly. Son voicing every lesson that he learned during the day...and with an almost ecstatic voice. This boy truly wanted his dad to know everything he knew. He wanted his dad to understand that this had been a momentous day, at least as far as math goes. You could tell this little guy just wanted to share, with his dad, the great joy that learning that math had brought him.
It made me sit quietly in that breeze I had been reveling in all day. And I wanted to tell DAD, my heavenly DAD, all about the joy that cool, crisp, sunny day had brought me! Praise Him!
Psalm 105:1,2
"Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts."
7 comments:
Great title and observations. Isn't it wonderful how the smallest happenings can be used for grand lessons (if we will but listen)? I love it, Kim.
It's so good to hear from you again. I hope you and your family are doing well. The ladies at First Place are blessed to have you.
Angie, It is wonderful how the smallest words or actions can be such a lesson to us. I am always reminded to look around, as I know HE has a lot of lessons I'm yet to learn. Thanks for coming back!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog! Love those moments like you've talked about...
Beautiful thought! God loves hearing about the joy in our lives. The joy he placed there. I so often go to God when I am anxious, fearful, or frustrated, but I must remember to take times like the one you described to express my joy in praise to God.
... enjoying your blog
grace and peace in Christ,
brad
Very heartening. A relationship with God to aspire to!
Kim, I smiled all the way through this post, especially having a 7-year-old son who talks just like this!
How true that our Father in Heaven wants to hear from us about our day!
I love that part about "re-group" ing -cause that's what I do a lot of!
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