I was enjoying a rare one-on-one moment with my 2 year old as we snacked on banana muffins and watched the golden leaves falling outside. With freshly self-cut "bangs" and her little head resting on her forearms, she looked out into the sky and declared, "The sunshine come up, Mom!"
"Yes, Care Bear, the sun comes up every single day! Isn't that amazing?"
"Sunshine come up all the days, Mom?" She asks inquisitively, her beautiful hazel eyes large and round and demanding an explanation.
It was one of those moments that I am so grateful for, for I was able to talk to my sweet girl about purpose. The sun doesn't rise and set every day by accident. This incredible world we call home didn't come about with an accidental big bang. The sun was made and the earth was made with purpose and miraculous order and care. And our lives are certainly no accident either.
How wonderful it is to continue to tell my sweet girl the story that began the moment she was first placed in my arms. Your life, my sweets, has indescribable purpose. You were carefully knit together in your mama's womb and every day for you was planned and known before even one of them ever came to be. You are unlike any other in all the earth. Your Maker is all powerful and all knowing, yet tender, loving, gentle and attentive to you. He made you with unique gifts to add beauty to your life and to glorify your Creator. As your mommy and daddy, we are excited to help you discover, cultivate and utilize these gifts and to guide you into becoming all that He has intended you to be.
Yes, Carys, just like the sunshine that you love so much, you are fearfully and wonderfully made. I know this full well.
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