Recently, a friend was discussing her daughter preparing for the first day of kindergarten. The little one was so excited.
Do you remember those days? When you finally got to set out all those clothes your mom bought or made you over the summer and had the perfect outfit picked out - top, bottom, shoes, socks...the new backpack and lunchbox...the fresh pencils and folders. Remember picking the tallest dandelion on the walk to school to decorate your locker, or give to a friend or teacher?
As adults, we should still give ourselves those little moments of excitement and discovery. Why can't we approach each new day as one where we may make a new friend, learn a new subject, create new art, find new beauty?
We don't need to be young to see each day as a gift from God to embrace and relish.
I want to start my day looking forward to new adventures and exciting moments, not the humdrum of sameness and routine activity.
Adults of the world, let's make some changes! We need to see that each day is unique and created by God for us to enjoy. Eden wasn't the only garden we lost - we lose the glory of nature every day that we sit idly by and do not see it through new eyes.
Be like the children - Jesus even encouraged it. When you see the weeds on your lawn as wild flowers...and dandelions gone to seed as wish makers, you will be on the way.
Today is the day the LORD has made - let us rejoice, and be glad in it.
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