Eyes to See

For ten days following Christmas our daughter Acacia, Diedrick(7) and Annika(5) were with us in Holland.  Joy!

One of the best times we had was going to Fredrick Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids.  This beautiful  garden was filled with Christmas trees decorated as they would be in  dozens of countries around the world.  There was also a desert garden, a tropical garden, and a garden through which a wonderful train runs around replicas of buildings in the GR area.

Oh the joy of watching children's faces, eyes and hands as they explored all of these treats.  The desert garden took us the longest time as they were amazed by such wonderful creations.  "Oh, look at this," and "See that, Grandma?"  So much to see, so much wonder!

They loved it so much we went back 3 days later to show Uncle Caleb and Papa, and they got to share the wonder.

The Grandparent membership was my Christmas gift from Al.  So on this first trip I received the gift of watching wonder happen.

I wonder how much joy it gives God when we have eyes to see the wonders God has wrought.  I wonder how many times each day we miss the beauty God has created for our benefit.  I wonder if we saw the newness of the coming of the Light this Christmas season, and if we had our eyes focused on the wonder of the Christ Child come into the world to reveal how much God loves us.

Lord, give us eyes to see and the discipline to seek all your have for us.  So be it!!