Tender Heart

Like all little boys, my brother likes to dress up as a super hero, fight the bad guys and be the defender. Isaiah likes to be tough and show off his muscles and have an important job because he wants to be able to help us. Like all little boys, he can be a little too rough or be way too silly that he cracks us all up. His heart, growing in the Lord and discovering himself as he grows out of his toddler years.

There is another side to Isaiah, A sweet, tender side of this boy. He adores flowers. He cares for them and waters them, protects them from harm. In the backyard as the temperature has risen, Isaiah found a patch of wildflowers growing in the backyard. While some children may have not seen them, Isaiah immediately went and picked them to give to our mom. He had us pick out the perfect vase and once they were all safely inside the vase, he held onto them, carrying them around the house, telling everyone he came in contact with to smell them and to admire the flowers that he found. 

A little boy who has his wild days, settles down to dwell in God's creation. He sees the beauty even at his young age where there are other things to distract them. Isaiah is proud of his find, for obtaining such delicate and perfect flowers.

Seeing Isaiah take time to look and care for the beautiful things that may be tiny and invisible at first glance, there is something to be learned from him. Taking time to cherish God's creation. The smallest and hardest to find, nurturing it and seeing how breath taking and how God intended the Earth to be when he created it.