It's Just A Glimpse, But I'll Take It!

Do you ever have moments when you wonder if you are having any impact? Do you wonder if your children are listening to you? Do you wonder if your family appreciates you or your boss notices that you are never late and you always get your work done on time? Do you wonder if any of the people you have witnessed to have sprouted seeds long after they had passed through your sphere? Do you ever wonder what your next move should be?



I know I do. I have those depressing moments when I am so tired of telling my daughter to put her shoes in the shoe rack or take her dishes to the sink and I think why do I bother. I have moments when I wonder if my book is ever really going to take off.  I have moments when my husband doesn't make a comment on the dinner I so lovingly prepared and I think maybe a diet of cold cereal would help his appreciation factor go up, and I often have those moments when I wonder if I have made any impact for Christ. Unfortunately, unlike, It's a Wonderful Life, we do not get a preview of what life would be like without our contribution.



What we do get, are glimpses. Small moments in time that make us smile and remind us that we do indeed make an impact. Take for instance the other night when my daughter was reading bedtime stories to me. First she read The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock and when she was done she commented that she liked the book because it had nice rhymes. It wasn't a world shattering statement, but to me it spoke volumes. I enjoyed the fact that she was aware of rhyme schemes and thought to share that information with me.

Next she read Come And Play, Oakey . We own several Oakey books, but had not yet read this one. In this book Oakey the rabbit did many new things he had never done before and in the end asks his friends to do the same. When she was done reading, I asked her what she thought the book was about to which she very quickly replied, "Not being afraid to try new things."



So with these glimpses I am able to see that I am indeed making an impact; I am making an impact on one of the most important human beings in my life. She has not only learned a love of reading from me, but she has gone on to be aware of the nuances of each story. It is my belief that this awareness will help her in all areas of life. As she learns and grows she will be aware of the thoughts and feelings of those around her, she will be aware of God's presence and will have a good grasp of the difference between right and wrong, and she will in time find putting her shoes away in the shoe rack an important item. "She will," you snicker as you read that last bit about the shoes. To which I reply, "That's my story and I'm sticking to it!"



So ends another episode of Kids Korner with me, Children's Author Aileen Stewart. Join me next week for another exciting episode same krazy time, same krazy channel. And feel free to drop by my personal blog Aileen's Thoughts any day of the week for even more on reading, writing, and life in general.







































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