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A Moment I Won’t Forget
Posted By Cheri
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Ecc. 3:11
Whenever I hear this verse I am taken back to the far corners of my mind, to that place where all my memories lie.
We lived in Georgia and one of me and Kyle’s favorite things to do was to go check out new houses. The Atlanta suburbs are full of new construction. The kids didn’t like this much because we could spend all day out there on the open road, stopping at any new subdivisions we came across.
We found one that was spectacular. Of course, the realtor was right there when we were getting the information on the houses out of the mailbox. We talked for a bit and then he wanted to show us this house that was only studded at that point. We looked at the house with him and then headed back out towards the car. As we were walking we were talking to this realtor and the whole time this was going on I could hear Dallas (our daughter) saying, “Mom…Mom…look at this!”
At this point I am getting really annoyed because I’m thinking how rude is this girl. Here I am trying to have a conversation with this man and she just keeps saying, “Mom..Mom…look at this!” So, I finally jerked my head around and in total irritation, hollered–”WHAT!!”
She had her hands cupped and with this huge smile on her face said, “Watch this.”
Dallas opened up her hands and out flew this beautiful butterfly. It just fluttered around our faces for a few seconds and then flew off. It was breathtaking. I knew God had given that moment to me and Dallas. Something special for the two of us to share.
God does that, you know. Gives us special moments. Most of the time( like me) we don’t take the time to notice them. I am so very glad that Dallas was persistent. And, I am so thankful that she is the type of person that “stops and smells the roses.”
I learned some things that day.
-God gives us children to teach us how simple life can be……if we let it
AND
-The Earth is filled with His glory!
I encourage all of you, myself included, to take a look around you and notice all the beauty that God has given us to enjoy….at our own free will. Take the time to breathe it in and take the time to tell Him thank you.
Feb 27th, 2008
Great devotion, Cheri! And YEAH! I am so proud of you! Welcome to Faith Lifts!
Carol
This is so great, Cheri! I, too, need to stop and enjoy all that He has created! My girls are a constant reminder of that, too! Blessings, sweet Cheri!!!
Kimberly
Cheri-Thank you for sharing your ‘butterfly’ moment. My mom used to pray this prayer for my older sister, who was struggling with finding her place in life: “God, please take her life and make it something beautiful”. When my sister lost her battle with cancer 2 years ago, I realized that God had answered my mom’s prayer after I met so many people at her funeral that shared their stories of how she had touched their lives, just like a beautiful butterfly. On the anniversary of her death this past September, I was sitting at my computer and I noticed a strange shadow on the wall above me. When I looked closer, I was stunned to see that it was the shadow of two butterflies dancing in the light of the setting sun outside my window. In that wonderful and peaceful moment, I felt as if God and my sister had stopped by to say hello. I’ve had a lot of other butterfly moments in the last two years, and since I was touched by yours, I wanted to share mine. May God continue to remind all of us to stop and enjoy the beauty around us.
Marielle, Thank you so much for sharing your story with me. You have no idea how much it touched my heart. I am so glad that my story brought back such a wonderful memory of your sister. As for the two butterflies dancing in the window….isn’t God just so good!
May God continue to bless you.