Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Hatching the Day - Expectant Living



 
Isaiah finds me in the schoolroom checking Gabriel's math fact sheet. He stands beside me. Close.

When I look up he's smiling - so big it shines through his green eyes.

"Will you hatch this for me?" he asks.

I'm confused. Then he pushes his hands forward. He's holding a clementine, orange and round, in the nest of his small hands.

"Sure," I say. "But Zay, fruit doesn't hatch. It's peeled."

"Okay," he says. "That's fine. But I can't wait for what's inside."

I start to peel his fruit. The skin is tight and thin and comes off in ragged strips. And while I'm peeling, I think about his words. I can't wait for what's inside.

That's how I want to open each day. Expectant. Full of hope. Ready to embrace, savor, the goodness of what is to come.

I want to expect that God will bring good things. I want to see His grace in the small moments. I want to breathe in and out, knowing He's beside me, a Father of compassion and grace, loving me, guiding me, speaking to the quiet places of my heart. No matter what the circumstances are. Even in tough times. When life leaves me weary, His Presence will bring good things.

You have let me experience the joys of life and the exquisite pleasures of your own eternal presence. Psalm 16:11 TLB

Zay waits patiently until the smooth barrier is removed from his fruit. I hand it back to him and he breaks a crescent away and pops it into his mouth.

I can see that it was worth the wait.

Zay and me.

Waiting for the wonder in sweet, hatched things.


Thank you, Lord, for being with me. Thank you, in advance, for what You'll do today...Amen.

9 comments:

  1. I love this post and the analogy...so encouraging! Thank you for sharing!

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  2. Love this, embracing the idea of waiting on goodness amid the chaos! You're right, He has something good in store with each new day!

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  3. Hi Sarah:)YES! Chaos - count on it. His goodness - count on that, too...I'm learning...love you friend. And thanks!

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  4. Look at those precious little boy hands. And oh, what Truth Zay teaches us--to live with expectancy!

    Love you, Shawnie~~~

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  5. Thanks for reading, dear Julie. Oh, how we learn from our children! Love you too, sweet sister...

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  6. What a timely lesson for me! I always struggle with daylight savings time and getting up this morning wasn't easy. I wasn't expectant. Not at all. Silly me, all because I lost an hour of sleep. Thank you for the gentle reminder to look forward to a day full of God's blessings! I love you:)

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  7. Amen, like what we do here on earth. We pray for God's salvation, and guidance. That we hatch when we go to be with Him in heaven. Can't wait to see what is inside

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  8. Amen, like what we do here on earth. We pray for God's salvation, and guidance. That we hatch when we go to be with Him in heaven. Can't wait to see what is inside

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