Day 55 - And the Little Child Shall Lead Them - May 3rd
I had an interesting happening today, the neighborhood children were over to our house to jump on our Trampoline. They came to the door to ask for a drink. Now they only live next door so they wouldn't have too far to go to get a drink at their house. As we have gone through this process many times before , this request is usually followed by many other requests for varied items usually of upgraded value. In order to perhaps avoid an afternoon of many interruptions it has been suggested to me to simply tell the children that they could run home quick to get their drink and come right back to play. This is a difficult thing for me to do, as my heart is as soft as my head.
Long story short, I just got them some little paper cups and a pitcher of ice water so they could drink when they wanted. Then I remembered I had some chocolate I wanted to use, so I thought I could make a quick batch of cookies they could eat while they were jumping. When I brought the cookies out they were delighted! As I was returning to the house, I heard our neighbor say to her friend, "Would you like to say the prayer or should I?" Her friend opted out. Curious, I stopped by the door before going inside just to listen. There, out by our trampoline was offered the most eloquent little prayer from the heart of a child who not only was grateful for the cookies but had such sweet things to say about her neighbor (me).
It made me cry to see how grateful she could be over such a simple thing. Lesson for today, be more like a child, and be truly grateful for the simple things God gives us each day!
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