Simple things

Simple things are really what make my day Divine ... simple things that just shine of God's good works ... simple things that make me smile and laugh, there is nothing greater for my healing soul.

As I type this I am on my bedroom floor watching my beautiful children play in the bathtub. Gracie is dumping water from one thing into another ... I can hardly believe she can see what she is doing with her hair all over her sweet face ... her cheeks are red, hmmm ... maybe the water is too warm? Matthew is playing with foam pirates ... sitting there together, angels they are.

Simple things. Bath toys. Everyone should have them ... no matter what age. We have a great toy monkey ... you wind his arms up and he swims freestyle across the tub. I love taking baths with my kids, making bubble beards and splashing water. Who ever decided that splashing was a bad thing? Some old man probably ... a man who never had bath toys.

On friday as I was going to work, I decided a Starbucks stop for a soy chai was the perfect way to start my day ... the register was shutting down when any debit cards where being used, so when I presented mine to the nice Starbucks lady ... don't they have a fancy name? Oh, Barista? Right? She tried my card and again the system went down, so I got my sweet little soy chai for free. I smiled up at God and thanked Him for my free warm drink of yumminess. Simple things.

"Nausea, heart-burn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea" ... you know that commercial? Can you imagine some high paid advertising executives (who probably didn't get a free soy chai) sitting around a big mahogany table in suits that are all some wicked shade of dark blue ... and someone says, "I have a new jingle for peptol bismol" (I think I spelled that wrong ... but you all know what I mean, that liquid pink chalk in a plastic bottle!). Everytime I see that commercial I laugh out loud ... and I hope you will too now. Then some stiff suit says, "Yes, that is a great song, I know we can make up a dance to go with it!" "Yes, when they sing diarrhea, they'll grab their butts!" Hahahaha ... hilarious. Simple things that make me laugh are Divine.

Gotta get my shriveled angels out of the tub now. One more thing ...

My Ma works at Longmont United Hospital as a CNA ... which is her calling, I've never seen her in action, but I know she is so kind and loving to everyone she comes into contact with. While working at the hospital she has met an amazing woman named Anita. I have yet to meet Anita, but from all I have heard she is an angel. My Ma knows she got the job at the hospital just to meet Anita. Anita spoke these words to my Ma, and she shared with me ...

I let the peace of God rule in my heart and I refuse to worry about anything. Col. 3:15

Simple word, refuse ... I too will refuse to worry ... as my Daddy once said, it is the opposite of Faith.

Simple. Simple things. I am thankful for them all.
Amen.