Don’t you just love all the sweet little things that your kids make and give to you? I am not talking about the school & church projects that are well planned and semi-supervised by teachers. Don’t get me wrong, those are great and I have a boxful of them that I will cherish for all my life. But what I’m talking about right now are the sweet little nothings – the scraps and bits and pieces that anyone other than a mother would think were just trash. The tiny sketches with misspelled words and buttons and beads and ribbons taped or glued on. The sheets of notebook paper professing unending love and then carefully rolled up like a scroll and stickered so thoroughly that you have trouble opening it. The crooked construction paper hearts and the pipe cleaner flowers. The favorite rock or playground treasure, sacrificed to make the perfect impromptu gift just for me.
I know from experience with my high school son that the days of receiving these gifts are numbered, so I find that I have trouble parting with any of these precious little gifts from my elementary school daughter. Well, to be honest, I just don’t throw any of it away. Ever. This is making quite a mess out of my top dresser drawer, but I don’t care. I can open that drawer at any point in time and I feel a smile that starts in my heart.
It may not be a messy drawer full of sweet little nothings for you, but I hope that you too have something that warms you from the inside and makes you feel loved. Something that can make you forget all about the spilled milk and whiney mornings. I’ll bet it’s a little bit like how God feels when we take the time to thank Him for His love and sacrificially give back to Him with our time and talents. Our efforts are far from perfect, but when they are given from a grateful heart, I’m pretty sure they make God smile.
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