This life is so full of beautiful moments. All you have to do is open
your eyes and your heart to see them. I saw one just the other day. The
local elementary school had just let out and I found myself behind a
school bus as I was driving home. The bus stopped by a house sitting on
top of a hill. A little girl no more than 7 years old hopped down the
bus steps and started running up the driveway toward the house. The
smile on her face was contagious. Her long hair was bouncing off her
shoulders and her pink backpack was trailing behind her as she ran. I
looked up the hill to see where she was going and saw her Dad waiting on
her. As she got closer and closer her Dad smiled and knelt down to greet
her. The second she got to him he wrapped his powerful arms around her
and gave her a huge hug.
My eyes watered a bit as I watched this
scene and remembered all the times my own children had ran into my arms
with smiling faces and loving hearts. Every single hug from them was a
fountain of youth and a treasure of joy.
My lovely trip down
memory lane was interrupted when I heard the car behind me honk its
horn. I saw the school bus quickly pulling away and started to follow it
again. I did so, however, with a fuller heart and lighter spirit than I
had before. I took that beautiful moment and stored it safely in my soul
where I knew it would remain forever.
One day we all will leave
this school of learning and love and finally get to go home again. I
know that when it is my time that I will sprint from that bus and right
into my Heavenly Father's arms. I know that my smile will be bright and
my heart will be light. Enjoy your day here at school then. Teach, love,
and learn. But know that one day you will be going home to where the
hugs are eternal and the love never ends.
Running into His Arms
Today's Bible Verse:
"And he said: 'Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like
little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.'" (Matt
18:3)
Running into His Arms
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