GOD IN ME DID IT:
As you can see from the pictures… We did it! We played in the fountain! It was FUN, FUN, FUN! You know that saying… “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away”…. Well, when the water flows up from the ground and the burst of cool water soaks me – it DOES TAKE MY BREATH AWAY! It was squealing, laughing, running, dancing, PURE JOY! We play chase! We play guess which fountain will pop up next. I see my little girl with the biggest smile of her life... bigger than any smile I have seen after she is given a tangible gift. Or even the smile she had when she learned to walk – and I fell that smile on my face – this smile is so big my face feels like it is stretched!
People are watching!
Yep people are watching! Some looked socked, others, just smile. Everyone does STOP and gawk. One mom drags her child away when the little girl tires to join us – I pray for them. God please let them play in the fountain someday soon
– before the opportunity slips away like the chance to watch the sunset. But the sun does shine and one sweet lady even volunteered to take these photos. I wish I could give her photo credit…my husband was toooo wet to even set the timer on the camera. She was and angle sent right from heaven and she will always be remembered in my memories of this SPECIAL day – I tell myself to volunteer to take more photo's of people!
We were dripping wet: yep you guessed it… we did drip all over the Lobby and elevator. Even with the soft hotel robes snuggling us we still dripped leaving little puddles of joy behind us.
Feeling like a celebrity:
And you know what? I felt like a celebrity… A Bridge tournament was going on in the hotel… We had to walked right through the reception area to get to the elevator. The people divided and made a path for us…It was like walking the red carpet at a grand primer. Yep, all eyes were on us from the time they saw us until we disappeared… Not a word was said; mouths were open wide in shock, disbelief and excitement.
The eyes of a child:
BUT their eyes.. Their eyes… spoke volumes. It was like the little children behind those very adult eyes were trying desperately to get out… They were screaming, “I want to do that! Can we, can we, can we PLEASE play in the fountain!”
I thank God He helped me say, “Sure! To the kid behind MY eyes!”
It really was like a grand primer – The grand primer of my Life - “The day I learned to Live in the moment!”
Passing the torch:
As we left that day I saw an elderly lady stepping into the fountain!
I am so thankful we let our 6 year old play in the fountain. I am soooooo thankful I let myself play in the fountain and I am thankful the elderly lady FINALLY got to play in the fountain...
I am praying you toooo play in the pure joyful fountains of life. And please pray for my family to discover more pure joyful fountains in life, to play in them and give God Glory for the moments He in me has the courage to PLAY and enjoy this lovely life he gave us to life and reflect is JOY-HOPE-and NEWNESS OF LIFE IN HIM!
Psalms 31:11&12
Then he turned my sorrow into joy! He took away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy. So that I might sing glad praises to the Lord instead of lying in silence in the grave. Oh Lord my God, I will keep on thanking you.”
Photo taken by one of God’s sweet angels who stepped out of nowhere to capture the memory! 8-30-2008
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