Bear has returned!!!!! In Isaac's words, "He was just hiding from us"!! It has been such an emotional roller coaster today. Bear is like a member of our family. I can't tell you how many tears I have shed over this Bear. Go ahead and laugh now - it's okay!!! Gabe has been equally distressed throughout this situation. Isaac, as I have said before, was completely calm and collected. No worries! He is such a big boy!
So I had all but given up looking for Bear. I have searched all day. We got home from dinner earlier and Isaac said he wanted to push the button to open the garage. We would normally go through the front door, but I said okay and off we went. As I was carrying Julia in, I happened to look down at our bike trailer. And there he was -- hiding in the deep dark pits of the bike trailer. Who would have guessed?! At home the whole time!! I can't tell you how excited I was. Though Isaac had played the part of "Mr. Cool" this whole time, he ran to Bear with a huge smile and hugged him. I can't even begin to describe the smile beaming from his face.
So Lessons learned.....
1. Bear stays at home or in the van at all times!
2. Isaac is growing up entirely too fast and needs to slow down!
3. Bear, though loved very much, is still just a "thing"!
4. God answers big, miracle prayers and small, lost teddy bear prayers!!!
It is wonderful how God used this little hiccup in our lives to teach us some big spiritual lessons. This is the third time we have lost something very important and significant in which God has returned to us. The diamond from my wedding ring, Julia's Baby (bunny), and now Isaac's Bear. I am beginning to wonder if God is trying to make a point. Things are just things, no matter the value we put on them. Gabe shared with me last night that he had prayed all day for our little lost Bear. In his words, he prayed fervently. Why do we not pray this fervently every day and for things that are definitely more crucial than a lost teddy bear? First Thessalonians 5:17, "Pray continually." Enough said!!
3 comments:
I thought so much yesterday about Issac's loss and I'm thankful bear has returned home. It's funny how God teaches us things. The awesome thing is when we notice it and learn. It was so great having you guys this weekend!
Yep - I have to admit that I was pretty hung up all day about Bear. And, I did pray "fervently." And, I came to that same conviction - Why don't I pray like this over things that really matter to eternity. Thank you, God, for the lesson ... and the bear!
Even though you three boys didn't seem to have a particularly strong attachment to any of the various bears that walked through your environment in your early years, I still have them ALL. And, after all these years, I have become attached to them. They are all huddled together in a corner at the end of the dresser at the mobile home waiting on another little boy or a little girl to take them down to play. They bring back the sweetest memories. They watch, they wait!
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