Seeing with New Eyes

We went camping for the first time as a family this past weekend for one night. It was an adventure as always ! The dog puked 3 times on the way up. Jossy refused to sleep without us going to bed. We got about 4 hours of sleep total all night after lots of tossing and turning on the air mattress. But all in all, it was a great first experience. Jocelyn absolutely loved being out doors and hiking and making smores. She was created to be in the wild, I'm sure of it. On the drive up to the location we camped, Jossy kept saying "God's up the mountain." I think she was confusing what I had taught her a few days before that God made the mountains. But she remembered all the same. God's up the mountain. And He was. When we woke up on Saturday morning, we decided to hike around. We came to this valley that almost can't be described without actually seeing it. I mean it magnificent! Aspens and pine trees all around it. Tall grass with wild flowers blowing in the wind.

Jocelyn and I have started a new thing where sometimes when she gets up and sometimes before bed we go out and snuggle on the chair overlooking the downstairs living room. I rock her and sing or we talk about her day. She lays her head on my chest and pulls her purple blanket up over her body. These moments help me to reflect on what it means to be her mom. To have her meld into my body and just allow our two hearts to beat as one while we sit there. It's that physical touch that connects two people. That body to body contact. I don't think we ever get too old to need that. We were born from another human and God designed us to embrace each other for comfort. Snuggling with my little girl might be one of the best ways I feel connected to God regularly. Allowing Him to connect us at a much deeper level than I could ever design myself. It may interrupt my morning for a few minutes longer but the lasting effects felt throughout the day are worth every second. Matthew 9:21 (the w