The truth. The quintessential search for meaning. This search has taken man on a wild ride through the ages. As I sit here and think of all the knowledge gained, debated and discarded through the ages, I laugh. I laugh thinking about all of the great thinkers of past and present. They obviously didn't have a four year old in the house.
"What is wrong with your face?"
Hmmm. Not exactly Socrates or Plato... but still...how do you answer that? This question seems to be coming up quite a bit these days for John Paul. I sit on pins and needles everytime I bump into a lady from church who is blessed with the experience that comes with age and who has the facial wrinkles to prove it. Each and everytime he meets someone in the senior arena or greets grandma for a visit, I can see it coming. The stare, the furrowed brow...and then there it is- out in the open. The raw unfiltered truth. "What is wrong with your face?"
The questions, questions and multitude of questions that flow as a child. There in the questions lie the answers. What makes us so curious? Why are we born to seek and know? Why aren't we satisfied with any old answer? No...we want the truth. If we are tenacious enough, we won't stop until we are satisfied. This plain and simple truth about the truth should be your first indicator that God exists. He's not complicated. He makes it pretty simple. Almost as simple as the wrinkles on your face.
“Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. "
If the questions don't get you, just hang around here a little while and wait for the statements.
"Mom?" John Paul says as he's poking my less than toned upper arm, "You're really bouncy!" Yes, bouncy is definitely an adjective I can live with. It's pretty awesome and humbling to be living with the truth 24/7.
Thank you all for keeping me so close to the kingdom. I am deeply grateful and always humbled...even when I'm not trying to be.
Love,
(your bouncy) MOM
About Me
- Debbie
- Debbie England is a mother of 10. She has 5 girls and 5 boys. Her perspectives on raising children are often sought out by family and friends. Her husband Steve has been encouraging her to commit her thoughts to writing and thus the idea to begin this blog. Debbie intends to continue to share her thoughts on motherhood and faith, two journeys without an end. As she often says - our goal is not to raise kids, but to raise kids to become adults. Enjoy her open letter written to her children and perhaps a smile.
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