This morning I got up and Ben asked me to look out the window. What a beautiful sight it was! The ground and the trees were covered in a couple inches of snow and you could hardly see anything else but the big, huge, snowflakes coming down. It all looked so pretty! I immediately took Elena to the window and she seemed to be delighted for the sight as well. But it really became amazing to me when I brought Elena outside. Her face was glowing with excitement as she would point to the snowflakes and try to touch them as they were falling down. She didn´t care it was cold, she didn´t care it was wet, she would throw her head back and let the snowflakes fall on her face and laugh. The purity and innocence of that picture reminded me of how we miss out on the wonders of the simple things when we become so worked up about life. If we only had a desire like the Psalmist did:
"Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me."Psalm 51:9-11
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Esta mañana me levanté y Ben me dijo que viera por la ventana. ¡Qué vista más maravillosa! El suelo y los árboles estaban cubiertos de un par de pulgadas de nieve y apenas y se podía ver con claridad por los grandes copos de nieve que estaban cayendo. ¡Todo se veía tan precioso! Inmediatamente levanté a Elena y la llevé a la ventana y ella parecía estar deleitándose con la vista también. Pero realmente se volvió sorprendente cuando sacamos a Elena afuera. Su carita parecía brillar de la emoción mientras extendía sus manitas para tratar de tocar los copos de nieve que caían. No le importó que había frío, no le importó que estaba mojado, simplemente tiraba su cabecita para atrás para ver los copos caer y sentirlos en su carita. La pureza e inocencia de esa imagen me recordó cómo nos perdemos de las maravillas de las cosas sencillas al llenarnos de ansiedad por las cosas de la vida. Ojalá todos tuviéramos el corazón del Salmista:
" ¡Crea en mí, Dios, un corazón limpio, y renueva un espíritu recto dentro de mí!" Salmos 51:10
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It's so common for little ones to notice little things that adults too often take for granted. They just enjoy every moment of their lives to the fullest. We SO can learn from them! These kids live such a carefree life! That's why it's truly vital to gently remind the ones who want to become adults. We need to remind them not to rush their present moment. Al fin y al cabo, we are only children for but a vapor.... and aldults for the rest of our lives!
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