World of Discovery

Oh to be a child again. As I watch Kelton grow it is so amazing to watch him discover the world around him. Lately we have worked on animal sounds and so far he makes sounds for lions, bear, cats, dogs, elephants (which is really cute as he raises his arm to his for the trunk), ducks, monkeys, gorillas, and several others. So after working on all of these animal sounds it was so fun to go to the local zoo a couple of weeks back for our language class.

This weekend though Jennifer and I were present to witness a moment of discovery I had not thought to look for. Kelton discovered his shadow! As we were walking back from a devotional time with our team at our retreat Kelton stops all of the sudden. Then he started waving his arms and finally knelt down to touch this dark spot in front of him. For the rest of the walk back he was interested in the dark figure that seemed to appear in front of him and then move to the side before disappearing behind him. It felt a little like watching Peter Pan chase his shadow around Wendy’s room.

What a precious time to be present and witness the discovery of a world we often ignore. Oh to have the eyes of a child. It reminds me of how wonderful the world our Lord created and what a gift it can be to see the world through the eyes of a child. Maybe it is a set of eyes we ought to pick up a little more often. May we never forget that life is full of things to be discovered with innocence and enthusiasm.