Small Wonder(s)

It's not often that I am rendered speechless.
Or should I say..I am not often rendered speechless for long...
There is a difference between those two realities.
I find myself daily gasping at some splendor....
Some breathtaking reality..that leaves me shaking my head but still reaching for a way to express the sheer magnitude of the impact on my soul.
I know that there is a saying:: "Better felt than telt."
But the small child in me...
...the little girl who still lurks and sneaks through the corridors of my mind....exuberantly wants to share and pass on all the wonder of the moment.
When you are a child and you love...you show it.
When you are happy...everyone knows it.

You reach out to hug..to kiss...you are infectious..viral with your sense of wonder and delight in just about everything.
People around you come to a standstill at the sound of your belly laugh...
They chuckle when you chuckle...
They grin when you grin....
And in response...you grin some more!
I am finding at 43 years of age ..that I am retracing my steps...
Some would say regressing..
I say: progressing.

The one who knows us best..who knows what's best said:

" Unless you become like a little child...you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."
Matthew 18:3

Have you ever just stopped and looked someone in the face and gazed in sheer wonder at the eternal soul standing there in front of you?
When is the last time you allowed yourself to celebrate the one person within the reach of your touch...
Have you paused recently and been content to just be with those you profess to love...
Is your sense of wonder viral...
Are you contagious...
Do they know ?

My son is growing herbs in our south facing window in the kitchen.
The temperature is in the -30's to -40's but the sun beats in the windows and we make the most of it.
We all waited with bated breath for the seeds to sprout.
Those first glimpses of green...
We laughed...
The second leaf appearing...
We gathered around...
Each day..something new..
Children notice things...
They are in the moment...fully present...
My gardening son is 19.
He has NEVER lost his sense of wonder.

May you find something that captivates you today...and share it...

a smooth stone...
a burning candle...
bunny tracks in the snow...
a beam of sunlight on the living room carpet...
static electricity....

May you regain your sense of awe...
..anticipation...
May you look for the unexpected...
May you see like a little child the beauty right in front of you....
May the people around you....
those wondrously beautiful eternal souls.... have your full attention...
May the Kingdom of God invade your soul....
 ...with it's small wonders....