Have you ever looked at the world through a different lens? Maybe from a small child’s perspective, a Senior’s wisdom or a child with special needs?

This week I spent time with one such precious person & when I saw the world through her eyes I was truly humbled. But before I share, let’s grab a cuppa, a treat & get comfy!

Today, I have a mug of Caramel Café Latte with a slice of toasted gf homemade Banana & Coconut Bread. Delicious!

What’s your’s my friend? Now we’re all comfy let’s begin…

Such a refreshing experience

In the school holidays I try to spend special one on one time with my grandchildren who live nearby. It was my youngest granddaughter’s turn this time, this precious little one has special needs.

You first met her in Little Miss L 

She doesn’t cope very well with crowds, so I organised a Teddy’s Bear Picnic for just the two of us in a beautiful park near not far from where she lives.

I took a basket of Teddy’s, a picnic blanket, treats & we had a quick stop on our way to pick up our favourite lunch, Sushi.

My darling granddaughter has a hearing impairment & is mainly non verbal amongst other things. But she has a very sharp mind for her developmental age & a memory that quite frankly blows my mind!

I know a little sign language & continue to learn but our little Miss L has surpassed us all!

Everything was pure Joy!

As we sat on our picnic blanket under a tree, with the Teddy’s placed carefully around us by little Miss L & we started to eat our Sushi, everything was such a delight to her.

The sight of the horses & cows in the nearby fields with their offspring were of great interest & excitement.

Every sound she could hear was pointed out to me, the big loud trucks passing by, the noisy ride-on lawn mower mowing the park’s lawn & the sqwarrking Crow roosting overhead.

Even the insects were noticed, especially the ants making their way onto the picnic blanket & the insects landing on her arm, which were all quickly shooed away by her.

Her face was one of wonder at the sounds, sights & smells that surrounded us!

And in that moment I realised how much we take for granted!

And when we do take notice we often complain about them! As you can see above in my descriptions of the loud trucks, the noisy lawn mower & sqwarrking Crow.

To me those sounds were loud & interrupting the peace & serenity of the countryside we were in but to my granddaughter they were sounds she could hear! And the look of delight on her face when she could hear those sounds was absolutely priceless!.

I felt truly humbled!

After we finished our lunch we wandered together hand in hand with her favourite Teddy accompanying us to the reservoir in the park to see the “fishies”.

But what greeted us were many long neck Turtles in the water, Ducks & a Peahen! Which brought much fascination & delight to both of us as we watched these creatures in the water & interacting with each other.

One Turtle even decided to come up for a closer look but scurried back into deeper water as little Miss L bent down to say hello.

Sadly, our Teddy Bear’s Picnic came to an end & as we drove back to little Miss L’s home, we sang (well this Nanny did) at the top of our voice with little Miss L joining in the yeah, yeah, yeahs.

A time of reflection

As I drove back to my home after leaving little Miss L with her Mama, I thought about my attitude to certain things.

My Attitude should always be that of gratitude for even the smallest of the good things in this life for they are all precious gifts from the Father.

And the following scripture came to mind;

“Every good & perfect gift is from above; it all comes down from the Father of Light…”

James 1: 17

And what we may see as annoying may actually be a delightful blessing when viewed through the eyes of another!

What do you take for granted my friend?

Until next time,

Jennifer 

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Or

in Prayer

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