Seeing the World through the Eyes of an 11 Month Old

Verse of the Week:

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. (James 1:17)  

Seeing the World through the Eyes of an 11 Month Old

I wish I could go back and be my son's age and remember what it was like to see the world for the first time.  I can only get a glimpse of what our 11 month old sweetie sees. I have been taking Brayden out to the park lately and have been letting him explore the world on foot. By the look on his face, he has been in heaven.  

He smiles and giggles as he wobbles across the green grass, stopping at times to stoop down and pat the grass to see how it feels.  He smiles big whenever I show him the trees and pats the tree in excitement feeling the rough bark and excitedly grabs the leaf to feel it crunch inside of his little hands.  He stares up at the flag up in the air in awww as he hears it flapping in the wind.  He gets a kick out of the ride he takes on the swing and gives a big belly laugh as he moves back and forth in the air.  He smiles in delight at the dogs that walk by and tries to go after them but trips over his legs because he cannot keep up.  Our son loves the out doors.  

But more importantly he loves all of the new things that he is experiencing in life. I remember when he sat up for the first time by himself at 5 months.  He looked around amazed with huge eyes and was so proud of himself like he was saying, "Look what I am doing!"  When he first started crawling, he couldn't get enough of exploring around every little thing was meant to be touched and put inside his mouth.  Every waking moment he has is spent in exploring and investigating everything!  He cannot get enough of his story time with Daddy in the evenings.  As a Mom, I just stop whatever I am doing to just watch his face as he stares in fascination at all the things he sees in books. At a restaurant, he is fascinated with the different foods to taste, trying water through a straw, feeling the table and hitting the hard surface with his hands to make noise, and ripping a napkin to pieces to see what it feels like.  The whole world is opening up to him, and he is loving every moment.   I wish that as adults we would spend our time in fascination of the life we live around us.  Every good and perfect gift is from God and that includes all the little things we take for granted.  If only we had the eyes of an 11 month old!

The Great Artist made so many things for our enjoyment.  How many times do I rush to and from a store only to ignore the beautiful flowers all around me or the changing colors of the fall leaves.  How many times do I take for granted the feel of running water pouring down my hands or a cool breeze on a hot day.  How many times do I take for granted the fact that I have been blessed with legs to walk and run with, as Brayden is just now discovering.  How many times do I take for granted laughter and the joy it brings in my life.  Life is beautiful and was made by a BEAUTIFUL ARTIST.  Every good thing in this world is from Him.  His love is wrapped in all of the amazing beauty that He has created.  

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. (James 1:17)  Everything good thing we take for granted comes from our Heavenly Father.  Pause and take the time today to look at this world with amazement.  Delight in what God has made and does. Take the time to look at the world through the eyes of an 11 month old.  How exciting it must be!