The Simple Life

Today my daughter and I sat in the backyard on the patio. It was around 6:30 and the shade had come around to the back of the house so the weather felt just right. We sat down and just listened to the birds and the breeze blow through the leaves of the trees. I showed her two rocks and the sound that they made when you hit them together. She loved it, well until I took them away from her 5 minutes later because she also wanted to find out what they would taste like. As a one year old she is the most observant person I know. She hears and see every little thing, not only does she take notice of most things but she is truly interested in them. I sat there with her looking at the rocks trying to see what she found so interesting in them and I realized that it was simple; it was new to her, everything is new to her. When did seeing the sun rise, watching a bird fly, or looking up at the starry night sky become interesting? We all need to stop and take a look at all these wonderful things that are happening around us without notice because we have all become so busy. Take the time tomorrow to just sit outside and listen or take a walk and allow yourself to really feel the breeze blowing around you or even look out your window during the evening and see how many stars you can see. I think you'll find that everything that God has created is still very interesting but now we are all to busy to notice. Let's try to take the time to look at the picture that God has created for us. It is truly beautiful.