Simplicity…

I have been asking the Lord lately to open my eyes so that I may appreciate the little things in life. I think that maybe I’ve lost sight of the simple beauty which little things have, because there are so many bigger, and more complex, things going on in and around me. But, sometimes the littlest things can make the biggest difference. Being a nanny; I get the opportunity to see life through a different perspective as I watch these lovely little girls (Olivia, 2 and Paige, 10mos) discover the world around them. Just this week the girls and I were taking their puppy for his walk; since we didn’t have the stroller that day I figured Olivia could walk and I’d carry Paige most of the way. As we got about halfway around the block I set Paige down to hold my hand and and walk a bit. She just recently discovered walking as a faster transportation We continued walking until Paige was right next to a palm leaf stretching down to her level. She hesitated but I could tell she wanted to touch it so I stuck my hand out first to show her the coast was clear; she gave it just one small pat and giggled at the moving leaf. Then she smacked it again but this time she didn’t pull her hand away; she just kept running her lil hand up and down and watching it dance. She laughed so hard over that leaf; I think that in that moment all she could see was the excitement and beauty in her discovery of something so simple. Yes, I realize she is barely a year old but who says I can’t see such simple things and find beauty in them also? Who says that just because I’m an adult I have to stop giggling and getting excited over some of God’s smaller creations? Life isn’t all complex, straight faced, ‘adult’ moments and I wouldn’t want it to be. Thank you Lord for showing me through Paige how lovely and exciting little things can be

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~ by olwater on February 26, 2010.