This little heart is breaking because the neighbor girl came to the yard but didn't want to play with her. She wanted to play with the older sister instead. And I could see that sad face, but, even more, I could see those golden rays playing with her amazing curls. I was in the yard, working to make my front walkway acceptable for Houdin's graduation ceremony and party on Sunday, and I looked up to see this. So, being the cruel (and dirt-covered) mother that I am, I hurried her up to my room to retrieve the camera. "Go! Go! Before I lose my light!" And off she went.Shouldn't there be a smile on that lovely face? Isn't it amazing what lack of companionship, hope deferred, can do?
If only we could see how much the Son loves us, how He lights us up, even when we're distraught, how His love caresses us until we're practically glowing.
Then maybe when others don't love us, it wouldn't hurt quite so much.
