Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Appreciating Beauty

As many of you know, it has been a gray, dark, wet and otherwise unpleasant couple of days (or weeks) in Spokane. February and March are hard months for me because Joe travels more than usual, the weather is usually a mess, and it's too cold/wet to send the kids outside to play. This week has been exactly that. We are all a little grumpy and stir-crazy!

This afternoon, I was driving to Walmart thinking about that. I was looking at the gray sky that was threatening to rain again and noticing all of the gray piles of snow that have not yet melted. Not that I was grumpy or depressed, I was just noticing how yucky everything looked. It was at that moment, Sam decided to teach me a lesson. He and Andrew had been riding quietly in the back of the van when I hear his sweet voice say, in awe, "Wow Mom, Heavenly Father and Jesus sure made a beautiful world for us to live in!"

I was totally taken aback, as if he'd been reading my mind and was disagreeing with it. He went on to talk about the mountains in the distance that were white with snow, the clouds that made cool designs and moved in the wind, the plants that were going to grow so big with all of the rain, etc.

I was truly humbled and grateful for the insights of a child.

And very grateful for our beautiful earth. Rain and all.

7 comments:

Julie Clark said...

out of the mouths of babes come some of the most profound words.

Jolee B. said...

Aw! That's super cute. Thanks for sharing that story!

Carrie said...

He was taught by a good mama to recognize Father's hand! Great job, Mama!

Breanna said...

Love that! Amen to Carrie...our kids know what we need just like we know what they need. :)

Lori said...

Isn't it amazing how much they can teach us, especially when we need it most. You have such a cute family.

The Metge Family said...

That was beautiful, Chari. Thanks for sharing.

Melanie said...

That is really sweet!