"Mom, you're right. It's not Christmas any more, so it's time to take the tree down," said our three-year-old Great-grandson, Mason, yesterday. He had previously insisted that the forlorn tree should stay up, even though the glass balls had been removed and the branches were devoid of decoration.
Well, I took a cue from him today and reluctantly put away the last of the Christmas decor, which I had nurtured along, keeping little semblances of Christmas for a little while longer. Suddenly I was immersed in the notion of rearranging and setting out new groupings and center pieces, which were refreshing and inspiring!
How often we hang on to the past! Thinking those days were better than these days, thus depriving ourselves of the newness and opportunities of today! In reality, the good old days were not always so good, only amplified by memories and imagination.
My granddaughter's little boy was on the right track, as he was heard singing, then saying, "My spirit is singing!"
Ephesians 5: 18 admonishes us to "...be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord."
Another little Great-grandson, Kaden, almost 2 yo, has discovered a new joy and skill: finding a pencil and writing on walls! Not only on walls as high as his chubby little hands can reach, but on books, papers and toys!
Our youngest grandchild, Isaac, 6, was given some chores to keep him busy, and from pictures I could see he was sweeping in the garage. The last frame told the story of his efforts. Two short pieces of 2x4s were left abandoned and covered in bent nails crookedly sunk into the boards.
Children are our future, and under wholesome training and love they will grow into young adults to be proud of. Isaiah 54:13, promises, "And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children."
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