Each morning on the way to school, I have Ford and Harbor (6 & 7) name at least three things they’re thankful for. It’s our way to start the day with a grateful heart.
This morning they taught me a lesson.
The boys huddled in the back seat with their coat hoods pulled up because my back convertible window had come loose, allowing rain (and sleet) to pour straight down on their heads. They were both white-dusted with sleet and sitting in an icy draft.
Here is a picture of our view on the way to school this morning.
Looking out the window, Ford said, “I’m thankful for seasons, and for this beautiful world.”
I was still processing that when Harbor piped up: “I’m thankful for sleet, and that I get to go to school.”
It was one of those humbling moments for me. Where I saw greyness, traffic, and sticky sleet through eyes still watering from a cutting 32-degree wind, they saw beauty. Where I saw a car window that needed repair and children in an uncomfortable position, they saw the wonder of ice raindrops bouncing off the windshield and dancing in the air. And on their heads.
God grant me better vision!
“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!” (Mt 6:22-23)
© 2015 Deborah Morris
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