Yesterday one of my very sweet friends dropped by my office to visit and came bearing my very favorite brew of coffee! (In case you're ever in Ball Ground, Georgia, you have to stop in and try the Barrell Aged Coffee House coffee! It's amazing!!) But back to what I wanted to share ...
During Ashley's visit, I reported that I had sold "Bertha" (my 2003 Suburban) and purchased "Sassy" (an Acadia Denali). She's "Sassy" because she gets sassy with me when I get too close to the road margins - she beeps at me! Right after I took ownership of her I knew she was going to be "Sassy". She's got all kinds of bells and whistles (most of which I still don't know what they're for), so there's a "ding" here and a "ding ding" there any time I don't do what she thinks I should! Seriously!
But that's not the point of this post. During our conversation yesterday (a colleague joined us in the viewing of Sassy), I noted that I had immediately applied my rear window decal "Proud USAF Mom". Ashley commented something to the effect of "like anyone who knows you would think you're not proud of that guy". I quickly pointed out it had been 54 days since I had hugged his neck. My colleague, Meredith, exclaimed, "Oh my, you actually know how many days it's been?!" "Of course, I said. I have a countdown app on my phone that can tell me to the minute how long it's been." And here's what got me ... Ashley said, "Oh! To be loved like that!"
All afternoon that resounded in my heart - my sweet friends, we ARE loved like that! God knows exactly how long it's been since you hugged HIM in prayer, in song, worship or any other way that you choose to love on Him. It matters to HIM! YOU matter to HIM!
With tears rolling down my face I loved on HIM, my God, my maker, my rescuer, all the way home last night. I just couldn't get over how much He loves us like that!! How long has it been since you thought about how much He loves you like that!?
Think about it.
During Ashley's visit, I reported that I had sold "Bertha" (my 2003 Suburban) and purchased "Sassy" (an Acadia Denali). She's "Sassy" because she gets sassy with me when I get too close to the road margins - she beeps at me! Right after I took ownership of her I knew she was going to be "Sassy". She's got all kinds of bells and whistles (most of which I still don't know what they're for), so there's a "ding" here and a "ding ding" there any time I don't do what she thinks I should! Seriously!
But that's not the point of this post. During our conversation yesterday (a colleague joined us in the viewing of Sassy), I noted that I had immediately applied my rear window decal "Proud USAF Mom". Ashley commented something to the effect of "like anyone who knows you would think you're not proud of that guy". I quickly pointed out it had been 54 days since I had hugged his neck. My colleague, Meredith, exclaimed, "Oh my, you actually know how many days it's been?!" "Of course, I said. I have a countdown app on my phone that can tell me to the minute how long it's been." And here's what got me ... Ashley said, "Oh! To be loved like that!"
All afternoon that resounded in my heart - my sweet friends, we ARE loved like that! God knows exactly how long it's been since you hugged HIM in prayer, in song, worship or any other way that you choose to love on Him. It matters to HIM! YOU matter to HIM!
With tears rolling down my face I loved on HIM, my God, my maker, my rescuer, all the way home last night. I just couldn't get over how much He loves us like that!! How long has it been since you thought about how much He loves you like that!?
Think about it.
