Saturday, September 5, 2009

Smiles

Where do smiles come from?


Adalynn at 2 1/2 months

I mean, really... we didn't push up the corners of Adalynn's mouth, poke in her dimple, pull down her bottom lip and say, "that's how you smile, Adalynn!" We didn't teach her how to get her eyes to light up and write joy all over her face...

So how does one learn how to smile?

He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy. Job 8:21

Joy must be placed in our hearts by God while we are being formed in our mother's womb--which makes sense because God, himself, is love and joy. And how much pride He must feel when all that joy, which is much deeper than mere happiness, overflows and just bubbles out of us...whether in laughter, happiness or in a smile. A smile must be a RESULT or REACTION of what you feel inside, as is laughter and happiness. And I believe that God continually puts joy in our hearts... our hearts are cups that overflow with His goodness and JOY!

Adalynn is 2 1/2 months now and it has been our family's MISSION to draw out her smiles. I forgot how fun that was...and how much joy a baby's smile can bring! It's what brings our house to a complete stop, it's what makes the boys bounce up the stairs to catch a glimpse, it's what we are all about right now. Adalynn's smile just fills up our hearts to the point of explosion! When you can get her eyes to focus on your eyes, when there is a look of true recognition on her face and then a smile just pops out along with her little chin... oh, that is a true HOLY MOMENT! And the fact that she has a crooked little grin with huge dimples... that's icing on the cake!

So as I was playing with Addy and letting her gift us with her grins and squeals... I was truly thinking about how that little crooked, dimpled smile came about. Where that joy truly comes from... What a true gift. What a blessing that we are created with such emotions and a smile is a way that we can let His joy leak out to the world.

Thank you, Lord, for this gift of Adalynn that has reminded us about the joy that You have placed in our hearts in so many ways. Thank you for her smile, squeals and the look of love in her eyes. Thank you for our Mirakel that came directly from You! Our cup overflows... :)

1 comment:

  1. I LOVE that dimple!!!! Oh my goodness, could she get any cuter?! I can't wait to see this girl in her smiling action!!

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