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Ready and Waiting

 I am musing about....


Ready and Waiting

Grandma (and Grandpa's) toy room is ready and waiting!

It is stocked with fun toys; left over from when our kids were little or carefully chosen from a second hand store or garage sale. Possibly an Amazon purchase here and there:)

I was amazed at how quickly we had us a toy room. It was no trouble to gather the toys as we lovingly selected the items that we thought a particular child would enjoy! 

And now, on so many days, it sits empty. Waiting for the hustle and bustle of little hands and feet; the sound of laughter and excitement (and occasionally, frustration and tears :) )

I know that as the grandkids age, the way our toy room looks, the books and toys available, will likely change as well. I will want it (and our home) to always be a safe, happy place where they will find love, acceptance and joy!

As the kiddos arrive at our door, there are hugs and kisses and smiles. There is jabbering and conversing. But, with the older ones, it isn't long till they ask if they can go "down the basement" and "play with the toys".

Since our kids are from a distance, I realize that it takes intentionality and effort to be in our midst. It takes a desire.

And how it fills my heart with joy when our home is filled with family. When the table if  full, the beds occupied, the oven warmed, the games out, the piano played, the fireplace started, the quiet broken.

And how it makes my grandma heart smile to see the toy room being enjoyed and put to use.


And so now.... a weak analogy, but one nonetheless. I will admit that we are comparing one lone toy  Hotwheel car with a big, booming lot of Mercedes and Tesslas (and that still just can't even compare). But yet the point is valid....

God has a storehouse of GRACE ready and waiting. His help and His power is ready and waiting for us to tap into, to use and enjoy. It is abundant. It is never ending. It is all encompassing. It never changes and meets the needs of each and everyone who call upon Him.

And unlike our kids, which need to travel, His grace is but a prayer away. Always available to His children!

Yes it still takes intentionality, time and desire. We need to seek Him and take the time to be in relationship, to humbly ask for His help and presence in our hearts and lives.

But it is there. Ready and waiting!

No doubt it saddens the Father's heart when His children don't take advantage of the wonderful grace and help that He has prepared for them. But how He must delight when His children come, humbly seeking the peace, joy and grace that He longs to bestow upon them!

So let's not let His grace just sit there, unused. Let's tap into its' wonderful benefits and enjoy His presence and power today!

After all, it is ready and waiting!


                                                




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  1. MomMarch 8, 2022 at 3:59 PM

    Appreciate this a lot Kath... You got it!...You said it!...You gave it to us!...Now we have to act on it!...love you...

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