seeing

she strapped in her car seat, me under my seat belt, we ride down the road. she's quiet at times, but mostly giggling. constantly making up little games to play. i half heartedly listen at times as i read, text, or look out the window. she soon grows quiet and i ask her is she would like to play with the camera on my phone. her face lights up in agreement. i pass her my phone and show her the works. she timidly snaps a few pictures a first, but is soon full fledged in her "photography." she takes pictures of her smiling (i love that little face). of random things in the truck such as the cupholders, me writing, her car seat, then of passing things out the window. cotton all picked, trees, houses. she eagerly shows them to me after taking them. her joy is bubbling to the top and can't be contained. she presses the button more and more for picture after picture. i think of all the memory she's using up on my phone and the many pictures i'll have to delete later. and then i see it. she may not know it yet, but through her little eyes, she's already seeing it. through this, she's seeing good. she's seeing God. through that little lens, she's slowing time and capturing grace in the moment. she's seeing every little gift of God. as i browse through the pictures later, i know i can't delete them. this is what counting gifts is all about. taking the ordinary things we see without looking every day and seeing them. sometimes it takes a little person's eyes to be able to see the big picture. (a child will lead us.)

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