Learning from the little ones and seeing everything through their eyes

It hardly seems possible that so much time has passed since this picture was taken in April 2011. Yet it has....The little girl in this picture has a sister who is now about the same age as she was in this picture. Visiting them is always a joy. It was a very special joy this time especially when I heard the good news about her accepting Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior.

I remembered vividly the first time I heard the good news about the Lord and his redeeming love. I was six...the same age as this little girl. It didn't "take" then because I went back to my old ways soon afterwards. I didn't understand what it was I was committing to...It was a spur of the moment reaction. Yet when I reflect back I realize that it was a true reaction to the news I received. I couldn't understand what it truly meant to commit my life to the One who had my life in his hands. It was a child's reaction of complete and total acceptance. Sometimes I long to go back to that feeling of complete abandonment to my heavenly father...I want to become the child I once was...utterly dependent on my Father. Other times I struggle because I can't accept what's right before my eyes. I tune out to the young voices that have so much to teach me about life and love. It's only when I look into the faces of my precious nieces that I realize how very blessed I am.

I do pray for Aydia. It will not be an easy path for her to travel. She will be tempted as I was to turn away and go back to my old ways. I did, a couple years later, make a solid commitment to the Lord and have been following him ever since.