Jan 21, 2009

Work--A blessing in disguise

Will was down for a nap so I took advantage of the free time and shoveled off the driveway before our bible study group came over. Much to my annoyance & frustration, it snowed again a little later so Will and I went outside together as he was done with naps for the day. I decided to try to clear off the driveway while Will was playing. Within seconds Will was over "helping" me shovel and eventually took the shovel away from me. He pushed the shovel up and down the driveway just laughing and proudly smiling at his independence. He would occasionally drop the shovel and need help grabbing the handle again (his mittens were limiting), but would quickly begin shoveling independently again. Although shoveling the driveway is not usually my cup of tea, God truly blessed me with the perspective of a child. How often do we take the time to view God, let alone life, from that child-like perspective? We went in the house to warm up and Will stood at the door crying to go back out to shovel-I tried to tell him that there are nearly daily opportunities to shovel snow.

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