WHY?

My lil darling is in the "why?" stage. You all know it. "Do this..." "Why?" "Don't do that..." "Why?" "Put your dress down..." "Why?" "Do you want to go play outside?" "Why?" It is the most frustrating stage I have been through with her yet...I would rather scrub lipstick off the bathroom wall! (ok, so admittedly the standing up to pee stage wasn't so great either...)
But I got to thinking...How similar is this to how we are with God? He lays out very clearly principles in the Bible for us to live by. Simple things. Do not murder. Do not commit adultery. And do we say, "ok!" Like we would love for our children to say to us?? Nope. We say, "why?" "Why does God do this? Why does God allow that? Why do we have to...? and Why does this happen this way?" I know what you are thinking..."Sometimes, it is really hard to understand why. It would be nice to just know." Well, I am sure that my 3 year old would love to really truly, completely understand why I won't fix macaroni and cheese for breakfast or ice cream for dinner. It is beyond her comprehension. But my point is...one day she will understand. One day she will be glad that I laid down the rules for her that I did, and believe it or not, one day she will not allow her own daughter to draw on the walls or squeeze the living daylights out of her brother. And as time goes on, we too learn to understand the mind of God, and we will understand everything one day. So next time you have the urge to ask God "why," just remember how silly and totally annoying it sounds, and just say, "ok, God, if you say so."

Love Letters

So sorry that it has been so long since I have posted. I was living the adventure, we could say. Turning another chapter in my fairy tale. I read something the other day that took hold of my heart, something that keeps returning to my consciousness and speaking to me over and over again. A message written for me, and ironically it is about messages for me...ok, you will understand as you read...
"Every song you love, every memory you cherish, every moment that has moved you to holy tears has been given to you from the One who has been pursuing you from your first breath in order to win your heart." Captivating, by John and Stasi Eldredge, pg 116
Love letters! from He who loves you more than anyone could ever imagine loving you, who very litterally loved you more than life itself! So you see, this quote speaks of God sending messages to me all the time, but the quote itself was a message to me, to open my eyes to the other things! And I have been thinking of it non-stop ever since! I hope that I will always think of it.

The most gorgeous sunset I have seen in a long time, postcard-like: a painting designed for me.
Incredible soul piercing worship music: composed as a lovesong for me.
A tear-jerker romance movie: directed and written for none other than me, about me!
2 beautiful, heartwarming children: created and designed for me
An incredible, beyond words to describe husband: created, molded and led to me, to reflect the ultimate love God has for me day after day.

And there are love letters out there for you. Just look around and open your eyes, everything beautiful, everything that speaks to YOUR heart, it was made and brought to your attention that very moment, by the creator of all things, the lover of your soul, God himself. Let him know how much you love them, how much you love Him.