There's a beautiful song that starts with "I see Your face in every sunrise...."
Well, drumroll please.....I rarely see a beautiful sunrise.
I do, however see my children regularly.
In the morning. Early in the morning. Think birds-chirping-in-the-dark kind of early.
Scenario: Me drooling and dreaming, sleeping deeply. Jolted awake by thumps and bumps in the kidzone that is above our bed. Must make the seemingly life-or-death decision of running upstairs and hissing green-breathed at noisy naughty kids (who am i kidding?: boys, always the boys) before they wake the entire household, or laying there Impossibly Hoping they will be magically struck with Narcolepsy !
So yeah, no fantastic sunrises in the mornings, but as I sit here listening to my nap decoy snoring, and my June-bug flopping on her pillow, I'm realizing I see His face in my children.
In Genesis 1:26 God at Creation says "lets make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature".
In my eldest, I see His creativity. She can draw. She can sing. She is SMART. She can keep a clear head in an argument (ahem).
My 2nd intuitively knows people. She knows what they need, how to make them happy, she LOVES! He Loves.
My 3rd reLENTlessly pursues what she wants. Never have I met someone so....herm....resolute, to put it nicely. He pursues us.
My 4th (hang in there, I have 7) is the perfect mix of strong and tender. A leader of superheroes but with the gentlest touch for the babies. He creates the tornados and the feathery mimosa flowers.
In my 5th, I see His sense of humor. What is life without laughter? Smiles? Happy hugs and fun?
My 6th has always made me think of His Unconditional Love.
We have a neighbor who's nearly homeless, always scratching at ooze and puckery redness, missing many teeth and sometimes smelling like something died nearby, but baby 6 always has a cheery hello and a sweet smile for her. Always!
And #7? I'm still getting to know her. But I see His beauty in every tiny eyelash and fingernail. She's truly a gift I didn't know I needed, straight from Him.
Because of these 7 beautiful people in my life I know God is simply amazing. And I want to get to know Him more, the longer I'm around them.
