A reason

Sometimes I think what Sam will do when he is older, how he will serve the Lord, or just occupation. Today while we were at JoAnn's Fabric I realized it doesnt matter right now, the Lord knows. Right now I think he is here to make others smile. To make everyone he meets feel extra special. Which he does perfectly. He loves saying "hi!" right now. If someone responds back he continues to talk in jibberish with a few animal noises. It can put a smile on even the grumpiest looking person in the store. It warms my heart. Nothing can make a stranger open up like a child with a smile can. Avery got a few smiles too.

My children are amazing to me. Not only do they love me unconditionally but they love others as well. Why cant I do the same? Why cant I say hi to people in the store and make them smile? Thats cuz I would rather keep to myself but I know I need to not do this. I decided to engage in conversation with this lady today at the store when she smiled at Avery. We stood in line waiting for our turn to get our fabric cut. She continued to tell me she was making costumes for Easter pageant for kids. She just started talking and I just stood there smiling and listening. Sometimes people just want someone to talk to. So why not the next time you are in line just say hi. You never know what you will do for someone or find out.

This makes me think of a man I knew in my old church who recently passed away. He would walk into a store and just ask if he could pray for someone. He shared the love of christ EVERYWHERE he went. Just even shared friendship. We as people just are too comfortable and would rather just do our own thing rather than meet new people even if its for 5 minutes. Time for change!