Childlike Encounters
This time of year is filled with wonder, especially when seen through the eyes of a small child. This Christmas season has begun with a sense of wonder as I've been gifted the insights of my 5 year old daughter. She's really been getting into the Christmas carols. Her yearning to remember the words to songs I've sung for four decades, as well as her eagernes to point out every lit Nativity as we drive around town, causes my own heart to return to the wonder of our Savior's birth. The awe of God becoming man and dwelling among "us" so we might know Him and learn the ways of the Kingdom is nothing short of a miracle. Even talking about the real story of St. Nick and how he loved Jesus so much that he wanted to gift those left fortunate, stirs my own heart to give with a renewed expectation that God will show up in a special way for each person I'm wanting to bless. Why not stop to ponder the miracle that made a way for us to receive fullness of life? We