Today was the perfect day to just play. The weather was amazing; it just called to you to throw off your shoes and play "orphans." Or at least that's what it called to my youngest two children today. I'm not sure what "orphans" was exactly, but it involved dressing the part, creating bows and arrows out of sticks, and carrying around baggies of carrot sticks and bananas. Considering that yesterday when I mentioned instituting "no technology Tuesdays" and they acted like I was suggesting the weekly removal of vital organs, it brought me great joy to hear their excited voices and watch them running around the yard with full abandon while I did dishes at the sink. Of course, a lot of praying can occur over those never-ending dishes (kind of like the Wal-Mart line) and I spent time thinking about the idea of "play." I think we leave behind the genuine enjoyment of playing with minimal items and great imagination far too early in life. To just set aside the check-list of today and truly enjoy the company of another person is a true blessing. It is a gift to be able to interact fully with the people the Lord has gifted to you and to enjoy the amazing world in which He has placed you. We are probably missing out on such beauty by maintaining our "to-do" lists at all costs or simply "escaping" reality by inundating ourselves with technological emptiness. (Remember, I did give thanks for technology last week but probably all in proper moderation) My love language is quality time so the idea of a loved-one choosing to focus on me and enjoy my company is a blessing that fills my heart. God created man with such an amazing capability to create, imagine, learn and explore, I feel that my glimpse of gratitude today calls me to be a better steward of those gifts that He's given me........to just throw of my shoes and run through the yard with full abandonment and child-like wonder enjoying His gift of "play."
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