today is the start of spring break. today is good. really good.
it's snowing in lubbock. "this is the north pole!! no it's not, where's the snow?!" (name that movie). but really, it's snowing. i love snow. and winter. and winter jackets. i love snow and winter jackets. always have. the weird thing about lubbock is that it can be 87 and sunny one day and then it turns into days like today. it gets everyone sick, but i'll take a cough for a couple days if means it's going to snow.
it's friday and that means i've got lots of things to do because we jet to a warmer place on monday.
(hold on a minute)
the funniest thing just happened! im at a coffee shop here in lbk and the coolest little long blonde headed kid in a sweet fedora hat came over to where i am sitting near the window to ask me if i see the snow. he's great! he just spouted out, "it's nice to meet you" i think! something like that anyway. i can't quite understand. i told him my name is garrett and he's struggling to pronounce it. ha. he just said carrot! i think he might be four. but the truth is he could be 10. obviously, i'm a great judge of kid's ages! he's a little bit taller than the table. does that help? he's done trying to pronounce my name at this point. i understand. he just wants to see the snow. he's so close to the window that his breath is fogging up the glass. i'm laughing out loud at this point.
he's in awe of what he's seeing. like nothing else matters at this moment. it makes me think. a small picture of maybe what david was talking about in those four verses in psalms from yesterday. i don't know. an interesting thought though. hmm.
like i was saying...it's friday. so much to take care of. so much to get ready for. i'll pack and head to wally world the night before we leave around midnight or so. it's more fun that way. i probably won't be able to sleep anyway. okay...i'm still thinking about how that little guy was looking at the snow. i believe everything happens for a reason and i think the kid has served to remind me that none of the packing or laundry or the buying of super small toiletries items at wal-mart matters unless my heart is in absolute awe of what i hold to be the greatest. like when Jesus brings up the kid to sit in his lap in front of all the disciples who were in awe of themselves and the details. he wants me to trust. and i think he wants me to be in awe of Him above all else. far above all else.
faith like a child.
g
2 comments:
Name that movie-Elf
That was a good word gordo! And that child was not 10 maybe 3-4-5, if he's as tall as the table we not 10!!!! Abby is 12!!
There, I commented!
maybe 4 then. i'm gonna go with 4. he told me about his favorite toy being army men too. i was going to go into this prolonged talk about how it would have to be "toys" because army "men" is plural. after a moment of thought, i refrained. i mean the kids as tall as the table, so we went back to talking about snow.
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