This morning I was going through some papers and came across a page of stickers. I handed them to my 9 year old who was standing at my elbow. A few minutes later she stuck one on my shirt, shoulder level.
I kept working.
A couple hours later, the sticker on my shirt caught my eye and I looked at it. I “heart” mom!, it says.
In these early days of the new year, everyone’s talking about goals and resolutions. No matter how much I weigh at the end of the year, or whether I achieve what I would like to academically or professionally, I will have a 10 year old and an 8 year old and a 17 year old who “heart” me. Achievement and ambition pale in comparison.
What little thing will you celebrate today?
This post is one in a series on perspective.
January 3, 2009 at 7:13 am
It all depends on your perspective. The sticker could have been an irritation (I don’t like stickers), but paying attention to it and to the person it came from….hmmm….makes all the difference. Fits well with my word “looking.” Not missing the divine appointments that God gives us.
January 3, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Nancy,
Right. Or I could have kept up with the busy housewife mode and ignored it altogether. Fits with the discussion over at 300 words about paying attention to the people in front of us in order to tune in to the Person we can’t see.
January 5, 2009 at 9:29 am
I celebrated the perfect timing of the little devotional that I will be copying at “Through Changing Eyes” when I am finished reading others’ blogs this morning!