I just did the impossible~
started to clean the basement,
and if you have been to my house
you know about "the" basement.
If you want something, I am sure it is there.
Why was it so hard to tackle this daunting task?
The memories.
From my kids' baby clothes
to legos
to stuffed animals
to puffy painted shirts
to handprint pictures from school.
The memories
attached to each and every thing.
The memories
reminding me that
THAT WAS THEN & THIS IS NOW.
I now hear the ticking of the clock
reminding me
THAT WAS THEN & THIS IS NOW.
Oh how I would go back in a second to
be the mom of three little children,
as a smile appears on my face~
the joys & the laughter & the sweetness of a child.
O how I bet you would like to go back in a second to
when ______________.
But
THAT WAS THEN & THIS IS NOW.
A smile appears on my face now
as I am reminded that
I am still a Child.
I may not look like one,
but deep inside there she is
just wanting to play and sing and dance
all because~
"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called
children of God!" I John 3:1
David Dunn, song writer and singer says it best~
"When I was a kid, the only things that mattered were that
Jesus was ~ He existed ~ and that He loved me.
The rest of it didn't matter," he continues.
'I Wanna Go Back' (listen to the song below)
was very much a wishing to go back to the time
where I hadn't gotten so smart that I became stupid."
Even though
THAT WAS THEN & THIS IS NOW
as the ticking clock keeps moving forward
let's
Play & Sing & Dance~
and fix our eyes on the
One who never changes~
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." Hebrews 13:8
and Who simply loves us
so that
He can
Play & Sing & Dance
with us in the present
creating more sweet memories
that changes the ordinary into extraordinary.
I WANNA GO BACK (listen & watch below)