She tugged back on his hand and said, “No, G-dad, I not done
yet.” We were in the mall, slowly strolling along and taking in all the
Christmas decorations with our 2 ½ year old granddaughter, Senna. Both my
husband, Mike (aka G-dad), and I were enjoying watching the wonder in Senna’s
eyes and the smiles and expressions of joy on her face even more than looking
at the decorations. We had stopped at a window with an animated fox and bear
giving each other presents. We were there for several minutes, watching the
scene repeat itself many times, when Mike gently pulled Senna’s hand, and said,
“Ok, let’s go on”. After Senna informed us that she wasn’t finished watching
this yet, we stayed a few more minutes until she had time to soak it all in.
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| Mike and our terrific son, Dan. |
This made me wonder how much I miss by moving on too
quickly. This beautiful Christmas season, I have been really savoring the moments,
and I hope you have, too. From stopping for an extra few minutes gazing at
Christmas decorations to spontaneous parades with Senna singing Jingle Bells,
Joy to the World, and other carols in the house, to laughing and goofing off
jumping in front of our Christmas tree, it has been a joy-filled season. As Jim
Elliott stated: “Wherever you are - be all there.”
There is so much beauty and joy all around us, not just in
shop windows, but also in the people surrounding us. As the saying goes, “The
eyes are the window to the soul”. So I encourage you to slow down and gaze into
not just holiday decorated windows, but also into the windows, that is, the eyes, of the people all
around you.
“Joy to the world, the Lord has come!”
~ Sarah
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| G-dad and me. |
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| Senna helping with cookie baking. ;) |
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Senna sampling the cookies while her daddy and mommy decorate them.
(our wonderful daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Dave) |
