On the last day of our ten-day vacation to Alaska, Craig and I finally began to talk about our grandchildren who we’d left behind in El Paso.
“Do you think Egan is walking?”
“I wonder if the girls are having fun at summer camp?”
“Sure hope Aimee’s doing okay on her own.”
We got in very late Sunday night and while Aimee had waited up to greet us, all the little ones were sleeping (thankfully.) We were really excited about seeing them in the morning and also happy to be back to our own bed. Even though a cruise offers a continually rocking motion, nothing compares to the comfort of sleeping in our own waterbed. We went right to sleep.
The sound of a door closing woke me at about 3:30 AM. Then a young voice, full of joy said, “Grammy!” Emeline had made her way downstairs and into my arms. I removed my bulky CPAP mask to kiss her. “Hey, Sweetie I missed you.” Craig reached over for a three-way embrace. I positioned an extra pillow between us.
“Is that for me?” Em asked, sounding pleased.
“Yes. Would you like to stay and cuddle a little while and then go up to your own bed?”
“Yes.”
And she did.
I lay awake awhile, feeling so loved by this sweet little girl. Her voice and presence showed me that she had missed me and was glad I was back. The purity of her unconditional love astounded me, and I began to wonder. . . Is this how the Lord feels when I finally come back after being away from Him a long time?
I think every single relationship, where love is expressed without pretense, reflects the love of God. We didn’t come up with the concept of friendship, spousal, or parental (grand-parental) love, He did and He decided to let us in on the delight of it. God is love and so any love we share at with one another starts with Him. He lavishes love upon us and we extend it to others. I am thankful—humbled and thankful—that He is the giver of love and that it pleases Him when His kids love one another.
4 comments:
So glad you are back...I missed you!
His Love is so sweet! Thanks for sharing the sweet moments. I know you've had some difficult ones too. My prayers have been with you and Aimee and Robert. What precious children!
上帝不吃素
30:10 亞倫一年一次 、要在壇的角上行贖罪之禮 ． 他一年一次要用贖罪祭牲的血 、 在壇上行贖罪之 禮 、 作為世世代代的定例 ． 這壇在耶和華面前為至聖 。
.......出 埃 及 記
Lord Is Not A Vegetarian
30:10 And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD. And once every year Aaron is to make its horns clean: with the blood of the sin-offering he is to make it clean once every year from generation to generation: it is most holy to the Lord.
.......Exodus
佛陀不吃素
69。要打動其他僧侶和尼姑，破壞僧團，提婆達多要求佛陀為僧團作出更嚴格的行為規範。他要求，僧侶不能睡在屋內或吃任何肉類。然而，佛陀拒絕提婆達多的建議。他說：“如果一些僧侶寧願睡在露天或不吃肉，他們可以自由地這樣做。但如果他們不希望這樣的生活方式，他們沒有必要那麼做。”最後，佛陀說：“提婆達多，如果您試圖分裂僧團您將獲得邪惡的果實。”
......佛陀的故事No.69
Buddha Is Not A Vegetarian
69. To impress the other monks and nuns and disrupt the Sangha, Devadatta asked the Buddha to make stricter rules of conduct for the Sangha. He asked that monks not be allowed to sleep in houses or eat any meat. But the Buddha refused Devadatta's proposal. He said: "If some monks prefer to sleep in the open or not eat meat, they are free to do so. But if they do not wish to live this way they do not have to." Finally, the Buddha said: "Devadatta, if you try to break up the Sangha you will reap the evil fruits."
....... Story Of Buddha No.69
Love the pictures.
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